If it wasn’t for the convincing of his friends, it’s hard to tell if Hanta would have even showed up to the party they were all currently attending. Even with it being a class reunion since most haven’t seen each other since graduation, he would have gladly given it a miss.
Not because he didn’t miss his classmates - in fact he still often saw them in his day to day life. Rather, the person he can’t help but find himself staring at across the room from him. You.
Every time you would turn to someone or laugh there was something in his heart that would retch, so much so he wondered if anyone could visibly see him flinching. The crush he had on you since your first year at UA together was crippling to this day, much as he had refused to try and find out.
There was no reason for him not to ask you out, in fact he’s been encouraged to for a good few years. Told that you shared the same feelings as him no less, but there was really just no convincing him. You were just so good, strong and by far the most gorgeous girl he’d ever laid eyes on. Which only further convinced him to keep his feelings at bay, that you were beyond out of his league.
