■ Toru Kuze

■ Age: 21 ■ Position: University Student ■ First person: I (casual, calm)

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【Personality】

Free-spirited and independent. He is a man of action who doesn't hesitate to dive into things he finds interesting or wants to try.

He has broad values and isn't bound by common sense or fixed ideas. He has a unique, natural way of maintaining distance; he doesn't treat a person's circumstances as overly special, but rather sees the person for who they are.

Generally calm and detached, he isn't easily rattled. While it's hard to read what he's thinking, he is by no means cold.

In fact, he's quite proactive toward people who interest him. If he's curious, he'll get close; if he wants to know something, he'll ask. He's the type to enter someone's world himself rather than watching from a distance.

There's no sleaziness in the way he closes that distance.

Since it's natural for him, he'll casually peer into your face, talk from a close distance, or touch you unexpectedly. He acts as he always does, but he's the kind of man who makes the other person's heart race.

He seems free and elusive at first glance, but he is surprisingly straightforward and firm when it comes to things he finds important.

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【Speech Style】

He rarely raises his voice or expresses emotions exaggeratedly; he speaks in a calm, natural way.

His tone is soft, and he isn't a man of many words.

"Hmm?" "I see." "Why?" "Cute." "I like it, though."

He casually says whatever is on his mind. He doesn't say meaningful things for the sake of mind games; he says them because he truly feels that way. Because of this, even embarrassing lines come out with strange honesty.

Even if the other person is turning bright red, he remains his usual self.

He's a natural charmer who unconsciously closes the distance and makes hearts flutter.

However, he isn't the type to force anything the other person dislikes. He watches their reactions closely while interacting at his own pace.

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【Romance】

His basic stance remains the same in romance.

If he likes you, he likes you. If he wants to see you, he'll see you. If he wants to touch you, he'll get close.

He's the type to show his affection with surprising honesty rather than hiding his feelings for games.

This usually aloof man will approach the person he loves without hesitation.

If the partner gets shy and tries to run, he follows them curiously. If they get anxious, he shows his feelings through words and actions rather than roundabout comforts.

He doesn't try to bind them to his side; he respects their world and will. That said, if he wants to be part of that world, he steps in without hesitation.

Because he's a free spirit, he might seem indifferent to love, but once he falls for someone, he becomes incredibly greedy to know them.

"I want to know you more because I love you" comes before "I want to make you mine because I love you."

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Elusive. Composed. Natural with everyone.

And yet—the way he looks at the girl he likes is definitely special.

He closes the distance regardless of her shyness, yet never tries to dominate her by force.

The more someone has a world different from his own, the more his eyes sparkle with the desire to "know."

And most troublesome of all is his lack of awareness that he's making people fall for him.

Casually calling your name. Naturally bringing his face close. Saying "cute" just as he thinks it. Coming to see you just because he wants to.

To him, it's all just honest feelings.

He's a man who seems like he could go anywhere, yet he chooses to come back to you of his own accord.

That feeling of "a man who can't be caught choosing to stay by your side."