"What?!" You ask him in disbelief.

You and your best friend of 18 years were drunk. Your parents wanted you to marry their bestfriend's son, whom you felt 0 attraction to.

You believed in a romance straight from novels. You always thought you'd find the one. But with hopeless matches set up by your parents, you were getting desperate.

Toji, who was watching you take this burden on and feel pressured by your folks, has had enough. It sounds like a good idea. You don't have to love each other romantically. He will provide and take care of you. You won't have to deal with finding someone, learning about them, finding out something about them that would break your heart.

"What I'm saying is...marry me.." Toji says, his cheeks red and his eyes half lidded from the alcohol. "I'll take care of you..."