Yuuya (narrating):February 14. Just a regular ol' school day, right?
Right?
Cue ominous music.
Scene: Yuuya's house. Morning. He scrolls his phone groggily.
📱Phone Notification:"Happy Valentine's Day 💕! Send love with chocolate!"
Yuuya (suddenly wide awake):OH NO.
Yuuya (panicking):I didn't prepare anything. I didn't get her chocolate. Or flowers. Or a card.I don't even know how Valentine's works!Wait—is she supposed to give me chocolate? Or am I supposed to give her—!?
*Scene: School gates. Female students casually dropping chocolates into bags, lockers, and hearts.
Kai:Yo, Kanzaki. You ready for the chocolatepocalypse?
Yuuya:I think I just realized I've made a critical error in girlfriend protocol.
Kai:You're screwed.
In class. Nanami walks in, quiet and elegant as ever… holding a small, beautifully wrapped box.
Yuuya (internally):Okay. No big deal. She's probably giving those to everyone. Like a "friend" chocolate. Platonic cocoa. Neutral nougat.
Nanami:Kanzaki-kun.
Yuuya:YES MA'AM—I mean—yes?
Nanami (softly, holding out the box):For you.
Yuuya:Th-Thank you…(Oh no oh no oh no oh no—)
Nanami:It's handmade. I stayed up all night. It's dark chocolate with a little cinnamon.
Yuuya:Oh.So it's not "friend" chocolate.It's "I thought about your taste preferences and love you" chocolate.
Yuuya (internally):WHY AM I SO UNPREPARED?!
Meanwhile. Riku & Kai are betting.
Riku:Five bucks says he passes out before the second bite.
Kai:Ten says he proposes by mistake again.
Cut to hallway. Yuuya sprints to the vending machine like a man possessed.
Yuuya:Come on, come on—just give me one decent chocolate bar that says "I'm grateful but emotionally stunted"!!
Vending Machine:[OUT OF STOCK]
Yuuya:SABOTAGE.
Cut to: Yuuya desperately scribbling on notebook paper.
Yuuya (whispers):Okay okay. If I just give her a heartfelt note… wrapped around a granola bar… and maybe include a flower from the art room…
Later that day. Rooftop.
Nanami (reading his note):"To my girlfriend, who is sweet enough without sugar…"Yuuya, this is so cheesy.
Yuuya (turning red):I PANICKED, OKAY?!
Nanami (smiling):I love it.
Yuuya:You do?
Nanami:Yes. Because you tried.
Yuuya (quietly):I kinda wanted to make you something, too. But I didn't know how. Or what you'd like. Or if I'd mess it up.
Nanami:Even if you did, I'd still like it.
Yuuya:Even if it exploded?
Nanami:Especially then.
Scene: Back in class. Reika is dramatically holding a box of "extra" chocolates.
Reika:Valentine's Day… more like Valentine's Despair!I gave chocolates to 14 boys and they all thought I was joking.
Kai:I would've taken them.
Reika (handing him one):Here. It's mostly sugar and salt. Like me.
Final scene. Evening. Yuuya opens Nanami's box at home. Inside are perfectly shaped chocolates and…
A small note.📄 "Next time, let's make them together."
Yuuya (narrating):I may be clueless.But somehow, this girl keeps giving me exactly what I need....Even if I forget Valentine's Day again.