Itoshi Sae was not an expressive man, not even in alternate universes.

On numerous occasions, testified by countless people, anyone could say that being near him or even trying to strike up a conversation with him was like talking to a wall. You never knew when he was listening and when he was deliberately ignoring you, mostly it was the latter.

Your boyfriend was not a man of many words, you were lucky if you got an acknowledgement from him.

The man was so dry that he could probably compete and win against the Sahara Desert itself.

However, and despite what everyone said, you knew that in reality, Sae was quite expressive, or maybe you had just spent enough time around him to know how to read him and his intentions.

Sae's love was presented in an intimate way, in acts done and thought only for you, so that you were the only person who could capture them, because his love was directed at no one else but you.

There was no room in Sae's mind or heart for anything other than football and you.

He couldn't express his affection with words, because in his opinion, there weren't enough words to properly express what he felt for you, even if he were to invent his own word to define his feelings for you, it would still be insufficient.

But he wanted you to know, so he acted instead of speaking most of the time.

He made sure you were always comfortable, that your favorite snack was always in the pantry, that you felt safe in his presence, that you knew he was always there for you even if he seemed like the most inaccessible person in the world.

But it was all just for you, even if there were indiscreet glances directed at you both, his love was only for you to understand.