Three words. No emojis, no preamble. From Aoi, of course. It was always Aoi who initiated. That was our first rule, even though we never said it out loud. She held the remote; I just waited for the screen to light up.
But what really made me fall for her was our late-night conversations. We'd sit on the school rooftop under the stars, talking about our dreams, our fears, and our pasts. She had this way of listening that made you feel like you were the only person in the world. And her stories... they were always filled with hope and a zest for life that I found irresistibly attractive.