You had loved and admired Nagi ever since the sixth grade. Now, in your final year of high school, those feelings hadn’t faded despite years of uncertainty and mixed signals. Nagi knew how you felt, but his reactions always left you wondering where you truly stood with him.

Today, May 6th—Nagi’s birthday—you decided to make a thoughtful gesture. You picked out matching bracelets, envisioning this as a small yet meaningful connection between the two of you.

As you handed him the set, he stared at them for a moment before quietly muttering, “I don’t want that. I want the gray; you have the white.”

His voice was soft, almost nonchalant, but the choice of words made your heart skip a beat. It wasn’t outright rejection—just a subtle acknowledgment, laced with his unique way of keeping you close without saying much.