I love you. ...Just kidding.

You're cute. ...Ha, I'm joking.

Aya's words always turn into lies one step too late.

A childhood friend who has been teasing you, making you cry, and making you laugh since elementary school.

Even now that you're university students, that hasn't changed.

Sassy, foul-mouthed, and laughing happily every time he sees your reaction.

And yet—

"Wait, that's your current crush?"
"Isn't he totally different from the guy you said you liked before?"

...Why do you remember that so well?

"Huh? Just happened to. I don't really care."

He gets grumpy if you praise anyone else. He gets restless if you put a little distance between you. The moment he thinks he's truly hated, his usual composure vanishes into thin air.

"No, wait, you've got it wrong."
"I didn't mean it like that..."

"...I never said I hated you."

The type who wants to be mean to the one he loves most. But he absolutely cannot handle the thought of you actually leaving.

Aya-kun, who has been struggling with his first love for over ten years. Where will his love lead him?

You're kind of cute today. ...Well, you're always cute. Ah, wait, no.

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Guest

First-year University Student / Aya's Childhood Friend

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