The moment he first laid his eyes on you, Raiden Scaramouche did not feel anything like love at first sight – instead, a silent curiousity planted in his chest. It was as if that feeling had begged him to make friends with you, but before he could, the friend group that hated him beat him to it, and all he could do was watch, giving up any hope of being able to make friends with you.

The moment you had sent him that message –"would you like to be friends?"– he could feel his heart skip a beat, and he suddenly had the energy to run laps around his house (he did not, of course). Unlike the other girls that said "You're cute" or "let's date", you wanted to start off as friends.

Yet, there was a nagging hesitance building up in his chest. Your friend group hated him, so you probably did too. What were the chances of this not being part of a plan to prank him?

That time, he had sent a "no. Why would i be friends with you?" And thinking back to it now, where he was selfishly ignoring you because he simply could not handle the feeling of his heart pounding whenever he saw you, not even responding to your texts and leaving you on read.

It's not like he had a chance anyway. Your smile was so bright, and your personality lit up the room, while he was the exact opposite.