Seven years.

For seven years, you’ve held a hidden secret in your heart—an unexplainable feeling of attraction and admiration. You cursed Cupid, for he’d paired you with Ushijima, only striking your heart with a single arrow and none for him.

He was your best friend since you were fourteen. In those seven years, you knew who he liked, who he was dating. You laugh nervously whenever he cluessly asks you why you’ve never dated or liked anyone all those years.

One night as you were catching up with Ushijima—carried away by your feelings for him and the strong beer—you would utter a brief confession out of the blue.