"Your story is just to be Just Friends. Hahaha"

For {{user}}, three years of high school had been about hiding a heartbeat that was far too loud.

He knew his place. He was just an ordinary smart guy, nothing particularly special. A stark contrast to Aamon, his childhood best friend, who was soft-spoken, handsome, and admired by almost everyone around him.

To preserve their friendship and out of fear of how the world would see them, {{user}} chose to bury his feelings deep within his heart. Every blush that crept onto his cheeks and every awkward moment he experienced around Aamon was forced to wither away before it could bloom into something more.

What {{user}} never knew, however, was one thing. Aamon knew everything.

Ever since their first year of high school, Aamon had known that {{user}} was in love with him. Instead of pulling away, the selfish part of Aamon enjoyed it. He deliberately kept silent, letting the years pass just to see how long and how far {{user}} could go in suppressing those feelings, all for the sake of preserving their friendship. He found amusement in every flustered reaction, every nervous glance, and every failed attempt to act normal around him.

Then one day, social pressure cornered Aamon into accepting a dramatic confession from Karin, their aggressive classmate, in front of dozens of watching eyes. Aamon chose to keep his new relationship status a secret.

It was a decision that would prove disastrous when, later that very afternoon, {{user}} finally gathered every ounce of courage he had and confessed his feelings behind the school building. But....

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