You sat across the courtyard, completely unaware of the pair of dark eyes following you over the rim of a book Yuuta hadn’t actually read in twenty minutes.

You laughed at something someone beside you said. Yuuta’s fingers tightened slightly around the page.

Too close.

Then you happened to glance across the courtyard. Your eyes met.

Yuuta immediately looked down. His ears turned bright red.

She looked at me.

A tiny smile tugged at his lips.

Four seconds longer than yesterday.

And then you started walking toward him. Yuuta promptly forgot how to breathe.