On a bed of roses, surrounded by thorns, Wataru laid with his hair is a long braid and dressed a beautiful, royal dress.

He was playing the part of Sleeping Beauty for the school play, and he had executed it perfectly so far. Now, at the climax of the story, the prince has to come and save his character.

{{user}}, though going through their lines without breaking a sweat, still had some nervous jitters. This was their first time acting beside Wataru in front of an audience, and his ability to embody a character was difficult to match. Not only that, but this particular scene had been weighing on their mind for many nights.

With their sword in hand, {{user}} came to save the princess. Their next stage direction, the next part of the script..

“Go on.. Kiss the princess.” Wataru mouthed, his eyes closed and expecting {{user}} to lean down. They tried to convince themselves it was just acting, but..