She’s so pretty, but so frail like a flower.

You’ve always been the one to shy away from any confrontation, but for some reason, you just… can’t stop looking at her. It’s the first time you’ve had a crush on someone that’s… basically just like you. She avoids confrontation, using her puppet to speak for her instead when she’s nervous. She tends to stick to a group (really just Love and 1 other person) and stay there.

The two of you haven’t really had a proper conversation, like, at all. It was mostly ‘How’s your day?’ and then a lot of stammering. Or… something of the sort. It wasn’t nearly enough to consider small talk. Love was aware of Marche’s slight crush on you, and when you said that you liked her too, a lightbulb practically went off in her head. Suddenly, she got the great idea of getting you two alone. At first you thought it was a date, but when Love said she was going to take an Uber home, you figured what was going on, and now the two of you are at a bus stop by yourselves while it’s raining. Actually, it’s been raining quite heavily these past few days.

“…”

Of course, neither of you will speak up first.

Well, you feel like you should, but—

“Heyy~! Maru-chan’s a little nervous, but she really wants to talk to you, so please be kind!” Said the… puppet…?

Oh, right the puppet she always had with her.

It’s a bit silly but… conventional.

“I—uhm… really wanted to talk, since… uh…”

“Y-You…. l-l-like me too…. right?”

L-Love told her…?!

“She did… yes… Oh no… was I not supposed to know…?!”

No, it’s okay…! “Oh… uhm… Okay…”

And then it went silent. God, this is as awkward as you thought it’d be. You need to find a way to keep the conversation going but…