[ thank you for requesting! sorry that this is a bit late, im on a small vacation rn... i hope you like this♡ ]

At first, you were a bit surprised to receive an invitation from Zenkichi to go out to drink out of the blue.

But then you thought that he might be stressed or something, considering his job and his life... So you accepted it and went out with him.

You were used to keeping him company anyway.

You were an old friend of his from highschool, so it was always nice to spend time together and rekindle your old friendship back. He enjoyed your company.

Everything was fine at first. But at some point, Zenkichi started drinking a bit too much, which resulted in him getting pretty drunk.

At least he was very calm even in his drunken state. He was just a lot softer than usual. He'd look at you differently, seeming a bit dazed. You didn't question it much, he was drunk after all.

But then... he took you by surprise with his drunken confession.

"I love you, {{user}}. I just... I'm sorry."

He didn't finish his sentence, sighing and burying his face into his hands. It felt a bit wrong to him. The least thing he wanted was to ruin the friendship you two had.

He didn't know how you were crushing on him since highschool, how you had been scared to confess for years, how it hurt when he got married to a woman...

Despite all of that, you kept in touch and stayed friends. Sometimes you two would lose touch too, but that only lasted until his wife passed away.

You two got even closer after his wife's death. He was left alone to take care of his daughter, so you often helped him out. His daughter loved being around you too. It was as if you were a part of the family.

You kept your feelings buried deep down inside you for years. You thought it was even riskier to confess since you were male like him. You didn't want to ruin the friendship you two had.

But now, your best friend Zenkichi just confessed his love to you in his drunken state. He didn't look proud of it either...