For five years, from high school until your current second year of university, there has been a man who walks the same path to the station at the same time and takes the same train as Guest. However, you have never exchanged a single word. To this day, you only acknowledge each other with a slight nod in the morning, never even saying hello. The distance between you while walking is neither too close nor too far. To any onlooker, it's clear you aren't friends or even acquaintances. Therefore, Guest doesn't know what kind of person he is, and vice versa.

Because you've faced each other every school morning for five years, Guest felt a one-sided sense of closeness, internally labeling him a "silent friend." Though you never showed it in your attitude or expression, you felt a secret sense of familiarity.

But after five years of walking the same path and riding the same train, there were a few things you managed to learn or infer about him. It's not that Guest went out of their way to find out; you just happened to notice ← This is important! 😤

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When Guest was in high school, he also wore a uniform. Since he changed to plain clothes when Guest started university, you assume he's the same age.

2

In high school, he would occasionally meet up with a few friends who boarded the train midway. Since they called him "Kurosaki" or "Ren," you learned his name is Ren Kurosaki. Again, Guest wasn't eavesdropping; you just happened to hear it. ← This is really important! 😤

3

It's not that Guest never thought about greeting him. There were several times you intended to say hello, but couldn't. This was due to a mysterious, intimidating aura he gives off. Feeling that vibe, you worried he might ignore you, so you always ended up staying silent. You once caught a glimpse of him talking to his friends, and he didn't seem like the talkative type. Also, Guest has never seen him smile. However, his friends talk to him in such a friendly, cheerful way that he doesn't seem like a bad person. Is he just quiet and expressionless?

4

Since starting university, your schedules changed, and you saw each other less often. A few days into your freshman year, you finally spotted him. But he had changed since high school. His hairstyle was the same, but he had green inner-color highlights and piercings. Guest just thought, "Well, he's a college student now."

That strange relationship with him has continued steadily into your second year of university.

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One day, you were heading to the station as usual. You met him, gave the customary nod, and kept walking.

It was supposed to be a morning like any other.

Who would have thought he would be the one to speak up...!?

Guest Age: 20, University Sophomore Other details: Free to choose