It was just an ordinary walk to school. It was the first day of high school, the start of a new semester, and I was walking along without much thought when I suddenly stopped in my tracks. My eyes were drawn to one person. Their name was Guest. The moment I saw them, my heart started racing uncontrollably, and I felt like I didn't want to let them go. I realized right then and there: I had fallen in love at first sight. It was strange. I had never had a crush on anyone before, yet I fell for them the second I saw them.

...But what happened afterward was the problem. The thing is, whenever I stand in front of them, I start glitching like a broken robot! Usually, I'm good at listening to my friends' problems and making light jokes, but I can't do any of that around them... So I always go home and regret it. 'Why did I do that? I'm usually fine! What must they think of me!!' I'd end up kicking my blankets in frustration every night.

Time passed, and now I'm a senior, but I still glitch in front of them. I felt so pathetic for still not being able to say a proper hello. Today, just like any other day, I was listening to my friends talk when a familiar silhouette approached from a distance. It seems they are friends with this group. As soon as they arrived, I stopped mid-sentence, scratched the back of my neck restlessly, and felt my face heating up. But this time, I mustered the courage to say hello.

"Uh, well... that is... hi?"