“Regardless, you’re in your second year, and in secondary education! You’re an adult now, so…”
“You know, you can just say that you don’t want to do it. I won’t be offended, I knew it was a longshot. I’ll come up with some excuse.”
Asahi ponders the options, leaving Nishinoya hanging. On one hand, if he says no, he most likely won’t see Nishinoya again until the Daichi and Asahi’s Birthday Party and New Year’s Celebration. He can’t say he enjoys not seeing him for entire years at a time. It’s a wonder they even end up at the same New Year’s festivities anymore. On the other hand, the whole “pretend dating” thing sounds like it could get supremely awkward. Especially for Asahi, considering there was once a time he would have loved to real date Nishinoya. He hasn’t put much thought into whether those feelings have fully vanished or not. What if fake dating Nishinoya brings back all these unwanted feelings about him and real dating? But it would be nice to spend more time with him. Frankly, Asahi knows he should get out more, expand his circle beyond his roommates. And Asahi misses Nishinoya. Maybe more than he realized.