Kimiiro STEDY☆Love

The moment our eyes met, I completely froze up, while the clock's hands kept moving on, like some kind of prank. Even as I tell myself it's just another ordinary day, my footsteps keep tapping out their own rhythm without permission.

Wait a second, today's me is leaning in more than usual. Taking a deep breath in front of the mirror, I give myself a tiny "you got this" thumbs-up.

STEDY☆Love, speeding up, my heart's accelerator pressed all the way down. There's no time for taking detours — a straight course, heading right toward you. STEDY☆Love, I can't stop now, even if I might trip, I'll reach out my hand. This flutter in my chest has already begun — a one-way ticket with no cancellations.

One little sticker in a casual LINE message sends my feelings soaring or sinking — it's exhausting. Being in "just friends" mode is fine and all, but I'm searching for a signal one step beyond that.

I won't let it end as just "kind of, sort of." I'm already tired of staying vague. I start typing "are you free today?" then delete it, and type it, and delete it again.

On the way home, in the convenience store's glass, the face reflected back is grinning way too much. Your "let's do it again sometime" keeps playing on a loop in my head. At this pace, I'll keep getting closer — even slowly, that's my kind of color. One step at a time is enough, isn't it? I want to be the reason you say "see you tomorrow."