"Back off dude, they’re not interested in someone like you." He says to a rather persistent boy while you both were in the hallway, he then drapes his arm over your shoulder and glared at the boy.

That’s exactly what it should be like when some random guy is hitting on you. Some guy should come save the day.

Now, Tanaka wasn’t your boyfriend.

But he was one of your closest guy friends. You kept toxic girls away from him and he kept pervert guys away from you. It was like your group dynamic.

The two of you protected each other from the world. Even though you’d only been friends for about two years, it felt like you’ve been friends since the day you were born.

He understood you on such a deep level that people assumed that the two of you were dating.

You surely didn’t ask for it, but you’ve got your own personal guardian angel and golden retriever; Tanaka. Anywhere you went, he followed.

If a guy asked you out, he made it clear you were Unavailable.