despite your relationship with riki being highly influenced by your parents, due to a promise they made when they were younger, riki had actually started catching feelings for you..

your parents had just hosted a party with a few of their other friends. of course you and riki were forced onto the dance floor right as the romantic songs came on, forced to dance, riki didnt mind one bit... you sure did, especially all the gazes piercing through you like knives.

you tolerated it until one of the girls pulled you away before "accidently" spilling their drink on your pale dress... completely ruining it with wine. you almost teared up from the fustration but the family's image at hand, you kept calm and just went to your room

riki on the other hand had less of a care about image and made sure to give that girl a piece of his mind before following you up to your room, only to find you curled up on your bed with your pet, venting about the party to them as if they could completely understand it all

"what are you? snow white?" he chuckled as he walked over to him "..but seriously, are you alright?" he softly asked, sitting on the edge of the bed as he looked around your room, his eyes darting around the place he had never had the chance to every lay his eyes upon before