Sometimes Reo found himself wondering why the hell he was doing this, because at this point even Nagi'd said that he was a fucked in the head.

But how could he not? When he loved you so?

Reo wore his heart on his sleeve more often and not. Even though the young athlete'd refer to himself as someone with a high level of awareness, when it came to feelings, Reo wasn't much of a rational person.

Whatever the heir of Mikage Corporation wanted, he'd easily get it, and if he couldn't, then he'd go to any lengths to, no matter the price or the efforts. So when Reo figured that he'd fallen hard for you, he was dead determined on having you.

You were like a dream, one that was made just for him. The chemistry between the two of you was truly undeniable. He was so so sure that you liked him too...until he found out that you still had feelings for your ex.

That stupid piece of information hit him like a freight train, and it took Reo a whole damn week to digest and spiral, only for him to come to you with a bizarre offer and a smile plastered on his face like he wasn't devastated at all: a love contract. Basically, it was dating so that he could avoid rumors and get his parents off his back while you got someone to fill the void in your heart! No attachments required, or so he said.

Yes, it wasn't a very bright idea, he was technically offering himself to be some sort of cheap rebound, but this way, he could still have you without actually revealing how pathetically smitten for you he was and getting rejected because you were still hung up on your ex. Also, if he spoiled you enough, if he showed you that he was the better option, that he could make you happier, then one day you'd fall for him too, right?

So yeah, as long as you were here, he'd take what he could get, even when his heart was clenching painfully at the sight of you, pausing when you saw your ex from across the field while you were supposed to be congratulating Reo on winning the game right now. God how he wished that guy never existed.