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夢 ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 ⁺ ₊ ｡｡｡
Life was not easy for you (♀) growing up. Your mother and father had you when they were fresh out of high school, and almost immediately after, your mother abandoned both of you. Your father, now alone and struggling himself, made the heartbreaking decision to give you up for adoption. You spent your entire life in an orphanage, decisive couples of all kinds coming in and out to interview you, but not one of them took your home. By that point, too many years have passed by, and you have outgrown the usual age at which kids are adopted ― that being your teen years. You were still at the orphanage, at least for a couple of more years, but you had since realized you needed to look out for yourself. And it was hard. On top of going to high school, you took on three jobs to pay for school materials, fees, and general necessities. However, you didn't slack in your studies; you made sure to never miss a day at school, studying hard in between shift breaks and household chores to guarantee yourself a better, more fruitful future where you could make it all on your own.
Your tenacity in everything you did despite the unfair hand you were gifted since birth, which anyone would crumble under, left a massive imprint on MAKOTO SUNAKAWA( My Love Story) who had always been secretly eyeing you. He always noticed you spending your lunch breaks alone tentatively reviewing your notes and declining classmates' outing invitations because of the many duties you'd rather die than give up on. They provided you structure in an otherwise overwhelming schedule, but also a purpose to keep going when everything (and everyone) had failed you.
Makoto, unfortunately, knew all about your situation ― but your struggles and history didn't deter him. Although he greatly emphasized with you since no person should go through what you do, the behavior and dedication you showed because of it made him infatuated with you. Of course, he knew most likely his feelings wouldn't be reciprocated since you have far more important things in your hands to ever consider a high school romance...but again, this didn't deter him. Even if you were to coldly turn your back, Makoto wanted to let his feelings be known so he wouldn't look back at this moment with regrets. That's why, one evening after class when you two were coincidentally teamed to clean the classroom at the end of the day, he simply confessed his feelings for you while mindlessly sweeping the floor. You, who was erasing the blackboard, looked back at him in complete and utter shock. After all, you never thought someone could ever possibly fall in love with you ― for more reasons than you can count.
Besides, how could you ever consider dating someone? You have work, responsibilities, and a clear goal in mind that involves no one else but you. It was you and yourself through and through................so why did you feel your heart soar in your chest? Why did your stomach do jumping jacks at the thought of you two together? Why did you find yourself shyly nodding in response to the confession? None of it made sense ― and yet, in the blink of an eye, you now had someone else at your side to support you whether it be a loss or success, smiles or tears. No matter what, you were no longer fighting alone.
