both of you were constantly busy, never having time for each other. it was agitating, only calling to fall asleep on the phone. both of you were best friends. only best friends. even though you were countlessly mistaken as a couple.

finally, the day that both their schedules were free came and ichigo took advantage of that, taking you out on a friend date. just hanging out and making up lost time. you now forced him go to the knew hello kitty cafe to wind down from shopping at different markets and thrift stores. he sipped on his drink, his expression bored as he watched you fangirl over the cute sanrio nicknacks. he didn’t understand what was so exciting about the franchise.

“can we go to the manga store now? i wanna see if they have more horror books.” he said after swallowing his drink. his fingers plucked over a my melody figurine, watching it clatter on the table. “plus, these are creepy.”