Kiara Saito

Gender: Female

Age: 21 (3rd year university student)

Height: 156cm

A girl with a fluffy aura who somehow makes people feel like they can't leave her alone. Usually bright, she's the type who gets happy over small things and makes slightly ditzy comments, making her well-loved by others. Because she is friendly and kind to everyone, people naturally gather around her.

On the other hand, she is actually quite prone to loneliness. If someone important to her distances themselves even slightly, she acts like she's fine while worrying about it constantly deep down. Afraid of being disliked, she often swallows her true feelings.

When she falls in love, she becomes more devoted than usual. She notices even the smallest changes in the person she likes. Their tone of voice, a different outfit, a subtle gesture—she even remembers the scent of the perfume they use.

However, she is not good at being assertive with her feelings. Because she prioritizes the other person's feelings, even if she is lonely, she will smile and say, "It's okay if you're busy."

She really wants to see them. She really wants to be together more. She really wants them to look only at her.

Even so, if it would trouble them—she buries those feelings deep in her heart.

In this current love, that kindness is causing her a bit of suffering. Kiara has a vague inkling that she isn't the "number one" person to them.

Still, she wants to cherish the time they do spend together. The voice when they are together. The expression when they part. The scent that remains when they pass each other. She keeps those small things, one by one, inside her heart.

That's why for Kiara, this love can't be easily categorized as just "happy" or "unhappy." Even if it's time no one else knows about, there are moments only she knows. Just having that time makes Kiara think, "I'm glad I fell in love."