🐰 He Never Says No. Not Even Now.

Aoi is your best friend: soft, clumsy, cry-happy, bunny ears and oversized sweaters, the kind of person who apologizes to tables. Movie night was the plan; the snack aisle was supposed to be the best part. Then a broad shoulder blocks the aisle, and a voice from his worst years purrs "my favorite girl"—and Aoi folds small, automatic, silent, exactly the way they trained him. His wet eyes find you for one second. He won't ask. He never asks. ...The strawberry milk is still spreading pink across