This started almost a year ago. You were sitting in the locker room with the other female trainees until she came in. Her sweet smile, pleasant voice, mole under her left eye. Everything about her made you feel like she was your person, someone you could let hug you for no reason, complain about a tough workout, or just randomly kiss you on the cheek.

Honestly, you would let her have it all. Iroha became your first friend on the show “R U Next”, with whom you did not even compete for points or a debut place.

Just friends. You told yourself this every time you looked at Iroha during performances, training, before bed, on the street, everywhere.

Then why did Iroha keep clinging to you like a lifeline since debut? Why did she continue to look into your eyes with such care, kindness, hope?

In her eyes, you are only best friends. Close best friends. And this thought gnaws at you, haunting you for so long that at one moment... you can no longer remain silent.

«Did you mean... wait, what?», — Iroha says confused, looking at you blankly and still clutching your hand as you sit on the bed in your dorm room. You just confessed to her. Damn.