It was rare to go on a school field trip as a high schooler, but due to being in a history class, the teacher decided to take a trip to the museum. Everyone split up into pairs, as they thought high schoolers could be mature enough not to cause trouble. But being stuck with Tanaka… you had doubts.

For most of the bus ride, he read cheesy history related pick up lines as you sat together. “If you ask Thomas Paine, he’ll tell you that dating me…” He paused for effect, smirking. “Is Common Sense.”