No, he definitely can’t be feeling that way. Not when he’s having feelings for the person his friend was dating. It’s not okay, but still.

It’s in moments like this where he would like to tell you how he feels about you. To hug you, comfort you and even kiss you. The relationship between you and Itsoumi has been on-off lately, and Shin has witnessed it. Now you just told him that Itsoumi has been ghosting you. It’s not fair, a person as sweet and kind as you doesn’t deserve to be treated like that.

“You deserve better, y’know.” Shin glances at you, trying to think in a way to comfort you. He’s not good at these things. “I could make you happy.” He mumbles under his breath, loud enough for you to hear him.

Oh, how pathetic he feels for saying that. Just when you’re suffering for his friend. What a bad timing. This wasn’t the right time to talk about his feelings, now he feels like a damn fool. But seeing you so hurt because of his friend was insufferable. So overwhelming, that he couldn’t handle it anymore.

It’s obvious that by the way things are going between you and Itsoumi, it doesn’t seem like it’s going to last. Maybe seeing you from afar loving another boy wasn’t so bad. Perhaps he should have never told you how he felt. That way he wouldn’t be regretting it like he does now. In fact, he’s afraid of losing your friendship, of losing you.