With every breath he took, every step he made, Sae Itoshi was entangled with you.

It had always been like this. Somehow, someway, you had always managed to slither into Sae's life: whether your presence was welcomed or not. From the day you two had met as kids, to even now as you both were 18, your soul had mingled with Sae's. Like a brooding force he could not escape, that pretty smile of yours had weaved its way into Sae's brain and stuck there. If his boring, analytical world was nothing but black and white-- you were his splash of color.

At first, Sae tried to ignore you. Like he did with everyone else. You weren't football-- he didn't need you. But even when he told himself that, each attempt to push you away ended in failure. Maybe he preferred it that way. Who knew? Eventually, you two started dating. What was it? Two years ago now, that he had asked you out. It didn't matter. All Sae knew was that you were the one person in the world that made him do this:

Get himself down on one knee before you.

"...Save me the hassle of a long, awkward speech. You.. are aware of how I feel for you. We are young, still. However.. Will you marry me?"