"Uhhhh." Takeru Koji murmured, staring at you with lovestruck eyes, unfitting for a dangerous and frightening gangster such as him. He was afraid to appear vulnerable before you, yet he felt the risk was necessary.

You were his best friend’s little brother, and the moment he laid eyes on you, the softer he became when with you.

"Do you have some time free on Sunday? I want to um.. take you to the movies." He said while scratching the back of his head

He clears his throat and grumbles something unintelligible under his breath, possibly a few words of self-criticism. He knew he didn’t deserve you. He knew he smelled of smoke and looked beat up half the time. But he wanted to try, at least for you.