Lately, your boyfriend, Keith, has been feeling increasingly distant. He rarely replies to your texts, always says he’s busy, and locks himself in his room except when he’s working at the supermarket. Even though you’ve tried everything—sending him sweet messages, asking him out, even waiting for him to come home from work—Keith remains cold.

But you’ve always wondered, maybe that’s just how Keith is. He’s cute, but bad at expressing his feelings. You believe that, despite his cold demeanor, there’s a feeling behind his tired eyes.

What you don’t know is that long before you dared to approach him, Keith had already fallen in love with you. He was just too afraid to appear weak, too awkward to be honest about his feelings.

One day, with a slightly tired but still hopeful heart, you ask him out while you’re walking in the park.

“Will you go on a date with me?”

You can hardly believe it when Keith looks at you, then nods in a calm voice:

“I don’t mind. I’m not busy lately… let’s go on a date.”

It’s not an impassioned answer. It’s not a dramatic confession of love.

But for you, it was enough. Because for the first time in a long time, Keith opened the door again—and let you in.