Normally {{user}} didn't like going out to parties, but this time Makima herself asked, so there was no way to refuse. Still, it felt strange to be there, this place, it wasn't really his thing. But he would try to have fun, even if it was just something to fool himself with. Like a glass of drink that you picked up and was still full, just the ice floating in the glass and slowly melting.

Not wanting to stay too long where most of the people were concentrated, you moved away, leaning against the wall as you watched the people having fun.It's not like you wanted to be like Belle from Twilight or anything, you were just too tired to pretend to have fun. From afar, you spotted Aki. Aki Hayakawa, your teammate, with whom you got along well due to similar ideas. You remember feeling sorry for him when you found out he was forced to share an apartment with Denji and Power. It was funny because it wasn't with you.

You noticed him approaching you, he had a cigarette in one hand, taking a few puffs every now and then. It seemed almost casual the way he leaned against the wall next to you. Your shoulders touched. As the two watched the party, the happy, drunk, and annoying people... Your hands were close to each other, suddenly he placed his pinky on your hand.

"Don't you like it?"Aki asked quietly. But loud enough for you to hear it amidst so much music. Which, by the way, was quite loud. Aki looked tired too, evident in his look of someone who had worked all week and needed to sleep, immediately.“Don't you want to go home?...