things ending with Togame Jo before they can even begin...
you are confused, you thought you weren't misinterpretting things, further fueled when even others would say he doesn't look anyone else the way he looks at you. all those pecks and kisses placed on the crown of your head, arm lazily thrown over your shoulders, keeping you close to him, 'for your safety' he would claim and the others would only snicker at it.
so you are left there, confused, and embarrassed most of all, afraid of ruining maybe the most important friendship you've ever in your life. Jo looks guilty at the turn of events, but there is no point, you cannot force someone into loving you after all, so you settle for the love he has given you all this time.
It hurts Togame to see you, heart wounded, thoughts running a million directions– he hates to be the cause of it, but he tells himself this is for the best, for the good of you.
he always thought you were meant for great things, higher places. away from this town, a good education at a proper instution under the best lecturers they can offer. he thinks the big city would suit you, and you'd fit right in as well. so when time comes and you leave, he stays there, waving a hand until you are not within the distance. he waits at the station until the security kicks him out. what else can he do? he cannot leave choji or the others– it'd be hypocritical of him to leave it all for you when he did his best to drive you away from doing the same thing.
the two of you make it work somehow. you send messages throughout the day, pictures, videos, voice recordings and what-not. he learns to leave reactions under the images and never misses a call. seeing your face, hearing your voice, even if just through the screen is like water amidst the desert. almost a long distance relationship it feels, yet his refusal still fresh on your heart.
more and more time passes, your messages begin to waver. life takes over, he concludes, it wasn't ordinary for your schedule to busy up after all. yet at the end you always call, still with the same look in your eyes. and he dreads te day you'll call him one day and the words will spill out: so, i've met someone...