Aki was your workmate as a knight. And you were in love with him, and you didn't hide it. Tho he feels the same way, he is always cold and harsh to you, rejecting your affection, but you don't give up. And he loves it

One day, you suddenly become distant to him, you weren't trying to flirt with him, wasn't giving him corny pickup lines let alone trying to hug him.

It felt.. really weird to him, he pretended not to be affected by it but.. he was truly missing your affection.