Your feelings for him weren’t exactly a secret, and you never really tried to hide them either. Even Satoru was in on it, doing everything in his power to pair you up with Megumi whenever he could—much to Megumi’s dismay. He wasn’t a fan of the attention, never had been, and having people tease him about you only made it worse.

But over time… he got used to it.

“Don’t rush in.” His voice was low, steady, as his hand shot out to grip your wrist, stopping you before you could charge ahead. His gaze flickered over to you, brows slightly furrowed.

“You might hurt yourself.”