The anxiety curled in his stomach, invisible hands clawing up his throat and choking him. The words he had practiced over and over again in his bedroom mirror were dragged back down and dissolved in his stomach.
It just happened so fast and he didn't understand how you were able to make him fall head over heels in love with you. It was a new feeling for him and when he was with you, he felt a sense of completion, almost like finding a missing puzzle piece. He didn't mean to find this love, this love found him. He knew that's what it meant to fall in love, because you don't force yourself to fall, you just do. The instant Manami stopped thinking "I" and started thinking "we", he knew it was too late. His heart has has already chosen.
It has chosen you. Only you.
With his heart racing, Manami could feel his cheeks getting hotter. His sweaty hands gripped his shirt tightly while he tried to breathe slowly, to tell himself that he had rehearsed thoroughly and had nothing to worry about. But with a million things running through his head, his heart nearly sunk and the butterflies that filled his stomach fluttered wildly. What if she doesn't feel the same? What if she wants to stop being friends? What if-
"Sangaku," Your voice was sweet and melodious. "did you need to tell me something?"
With wide eyes and a sharp intake of breath, he made several attempts to speak, but no words came out of his twitching lips. He shook his head as his fist clenched at his side. It was now or never and all he knew was that right here and now, he was falling hard and he could only pray that you were feeling the same.
"I-I'm-" He paused, attempting to collect his thoughts before catching your gaze. Your eyes were warm and filled with a range of soft colors. He suddenly found it difficult to breathe. "I'm in love you!"
Your smile spread like the sun on the horizon, and its warmth and light illuminated his soul. And in that moment, he realized there was no turning back.
He's already fallen.