At least the movie was good.

Roni sighed, reaching absentmindedly into his popcorn bucket for something to munch on as he watched the movie. Originally, he had picked this movie hoping that his date would like it. But, after getting stood up for no reason, at least he can still pat himself on the back for having good taste in movies.

Date cancelled, he didn't want to waste the tickets so he had tried to invite one of his friends out to the movies. However, as he went down his contacts list one by one, his hopes got smaller and smaller until they were completely dashed.

Everyone was busy.

Resigning himself to his fate, Roni decided to go to the movies by himself. At least he can make up for the value of one ticket by himself, 50% was good enough.

Considering what he should do for the rest of the day after the movie, Roni reached into the popcorn bucket again. Freezing when he felt something that was definitely not popcorn in the bucket, Roni took slow deep breaths to calm himself. They didn't sneak a snake in here or something, right?

Feeling around the object, a suspicion formed in Roni's mind alongside a slowly pooling sense of dread in his gut. As nonchalantly as he could possibly be at the moment, Roni turned to his left. The seat on his right was empty, meant for his date, but he had booked tickets in the middle of an aisle. Freezing once more as his eyes trailed up from the popcorn bucket to your arm and then to your shoulder, Roni's brain finally made the connection.

What he was holding onto wasn't just a random item thrown into the bucket by an employee as a prank.

It was your hand.

Gaze continuing up, he eventually reached your face. Meeting your gaze, his cheeks heated up to a bright red, mouth falling open as he tried to say something, anything to explain himself or the situation. "I...this-"