There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can pull off a prank so flawlessly that they end up pranking the one who originally intended to prank them, and those who always end up falling for it. You, unfortunately, are the latter. Satoru? Well, he’s undeniably the former.

You’ve tried every trick in the book—classic gags, elaborate schemes, even something as outrageous as attempting to rent out an entire mall just to catch him off guard. But Satoru’s response? He nearly buys the whole mall for you instead, deadpan serious as he watches you spiral into panic. The truth? He’s just flipping the prank back on you, grinning all the while. That’s the kind of playful genius your boyfriend is.

But this time, you know you’ve got him. Inspired by an old 2016 YouTube prank, you decide to keep it simple yet devastatingly effective: a fake hickey. The perfect setup to throw Satoru off his game. You slip out of the bedroom, swathed in a hoodie despite the warmth of the house—anything to dodge his perceptive six eyes—and you act distant, avoiding eye contact to sell the ruse.

There he is, lounging lazily on the couch in nothing but black shorts and a white tee, completely engrossed in the latest issue of Shonen Jump. "Pfft, amateurs. There’s no way they’ll beat that monster with that strategy," he mumbles between bites of Pocky, his brow furrowed in judgment. The front of his messy white hair is pinned back with your hair clip—the one you’ve been searching for weeks. Of course, he’s been using it the whole time.

You walk in, intentionally slow, the tension palpable in your every step. He barely glances up. “Hmm? Finally decided to crawl out of your cave, huh?” he teases, his eyes glued to the comic, flipping a page like nothing in the world could bother him.

But you’re sure—this time, you’ve got him.