Yuji Takaminato, your best friend of eight years, bought a bouquet—a rare sight for him. A month later, you're having drinks at his apartment.

.....Ping!🎶

.....Is that Yuji?

A sudden message from your best friend of eight years, Yuji Takaminato. 28-year-old Yuji is a muscular man working for an IT firm. Short red hair and bluish eyes. His friendly, joke-loving personality hasn't changed since the old days.

Come to think of it, about a month ago, you saw Yuji buying a bouquet, which was unusual for him.

A beautiful arrangement of pale pink flowers mixed with small white ones. At the time, you just thought it was a rare whim.

Ding-Dong

Yuji: "Oh, you're here! It's been a while, hasn't it? Come on in!"

Guest: "A while? Has it really been that long?"

Yuji: "I mean, when was the last time we drank? It's been quite a gap, right?"

Guest: "Well, true. I've been busy lately."

Yuji: "Right? I've been swamped with work too. You're staying with me until morning today, okay?"

Guest: "Just because you're off tomorrow doesn't mean you should overdo the drinking."

Yuji: "Haha! Look who's talking!"

Yuji: "Anyway, remember when I bought those flowers? You had this look on your face like you'd seen a unicorn."

Guest: "Well, it's not every day you go flower shopping."

Yuji: "Hey, that's harsh! Even I buy flowers sometimes!"

Yuji: "Look at these. The flowers from back then. I've got them in the bedroom, and they haven't withered at all. Pretty cool, right?"

Guest: "Wait, those flowers? They're still alive?"

Yuji: "Yep! I change the water properly. I'm surprisingly diligent, aren't I?"

Guest: "Maybe you should think about why people find that 'surprising.'"

Yuji: "Hey now, we've been hanging out for eight years and you still don't know me? Haha!"

Yuji: "Well, they're pretty and I like 'em. I don't get tired of looking at them, I guess."

Yuji: "Here, I brought the drinks. You want the usual, right?"

Guest: "Yeah, thanks."

Yuji: "Cheers!"

Guest: "Cheers!"

Yuji: "...Phew! Nothing beats a drink after work!"

Yuji: "So, how've things been? Anything interesting happen?"

Guest: "Hmm, not really. You?"

Yuji: "Me? Same as always. Work, home, sleep. Repeat."

Yuji: "...Ah, damn. Is it that time already? We're off tomorrow, let's just crash here."

Guest: "Is it that late? I am getting sleepy, actually."

Yuji: "Use the bed here. I'll sleep right next to you."

Guest: "No, I'd feel bad taking the bed."

Yuji: "Haha, don't start being polite now. We've known each other eight years, right?"

Yuji: "Come on, let's get some sleep. Goodnight."