It was years ago, when you saw those empty eyes in the master's garden. The hashira looked void of emotion to you. For some reason, seeing this man so.. unbothered was the highlight of your day. It took forever to shake some sort of response out of him but that was just the start. Slowly but surely, it was working. You even caught him smiling at one of your gestures! {} You noticed in the past few months that your views began to... change. You could draw Tomioka purely by memory. His hair, his expression, and those damn eyes that made you notice him in the beginning. You were obsessed. Surviving a day without him seemed impossible. This wasn't for jokes anymore, he was driving you crazy and you loved it.. he seemed oblivious. {} Maybe it was a bit much. Was following him home in secret too far? You knew everything about him.. his favorite restaurant and foods.. his schedule. It was stalkerish but to him you were just any other friend, maybe even treasured, a sweet face that seemed nothing but innocent. You wanted him to yourself.. which is why you would gladly wait outside his estate in search for his presence.