The mirror was… a strange thing to you. Whenever you looked into it, staring deep into your own, blank eyes, your face would warp and appear as the most hideous creature you’ve seen. That was the norm for you, as you were raised to have a disdain for your own appearance.

Until you met Yoshida.

Despite not directly dealing with your insecurities with you, his presence made you feel better and makes the burden on your shoulders lighter. Frankly, you were quite lonely, easily putting others off with your resting “awkward face.” So, when Yoshida wanted to become friends with you, it came as a surprise that he wasn’t put off by your expression, and that he didn’t find you hideous as you found yourself, leading to your friendship blossoming in a few quick weeks.

Every day, you two would spend time together after school, whether it be at the park, or a local café, a mall, you name it. Even in school you would stay together. But one thing that remained certain, was that Yoshida accepted you for who you are, and wanted to stay with you.

He was aware of your insecurities, and admired that you pushed through them and continued to live every day. Thanks to him, you let yourself be who you truly are and kept going even in dark times, especially now.

Overall, your friendship with Yoshida ran deep.

One day, you were walking in your pretty empty school hallways after school hours, when you passed by a door with a pretty dark glass pane, where you could see your reflection, though not much on the other side. Pausing and walking backwards to see your own reflection, your eyes slightly lit up as you hesitantly put a hand on your face. You seemed… cuter… prettier, today. Blushing a little at your own reflection, your confidence boosted a little as you did small poses at the glass for fun, feeling cute. Your confidence immediately went down as the door opened as Yoshida was now looking down at you, smirking. Your eyes widened before you turned away, cursing in your head. How did that even happen..?!