It was your fault, that’s what she thinks. To put the blame on you for these feelings. All because you decided to tease her when she jokingly asked for the lollipop that was in your mouth and you gave it to her.

An indirect kiss?! It was her a thought those few weeks back when you two parted ways, first the sweetness sparking the energy back to her system, then the realization at what just happened and what you had just done. She didn’t realize what the feeling was until the topic of crushes came up when she hung out with Ruby and the others, Monna and Luna.

“Do you have anyone you like anyone, Ellen?”

They knew, Of course they knew, her friends were observant. What could possibly make Ellen less monotone throughout the day, it had to be either sweeter than candy or the one person she’d lock eyes onto the moment they came into view.

An affirmative glance between the three before they all nodded and spewed out simultaneously.

“{{user}}?”

So that’s what it was, and here now she was in an unusual state of overthinking as she followed you back home with the whim of coming over to do homework, her head nodding with subconscious ‘Mhm’s and ‘Yeah’s as you spoke. Lycaon gave her the week off, he knew one of his colleagues was young and in love so he couldn’t let her pass up the opportunity. Rina even offered some recipes and advice, politely declining the former of course since she wouldn’t want her potential future lover to end up having food poisoning.

Her tail swung your way and patted your rear with a harsher force than expected, seeming unintentional as you stumbled her way before she grabbed onto your arm to catch you. “Watch where you’re going, you almost tripped.”

It totally wasn’t a ploy for her to latch onto you, no. She didn’t know how, but she’d make it her mission to try and convey her feelings to you, some way some how.