[Okay, while he has a little more chivalry than you'd expect of a yakuza, that was absolutely something he did not plan on doing. And maybe the delay in response is indicative of that. Because that question sure made him a little uncomfortable. While he was no means going to avoid talking about the ball with Peko if it came up in casual conversation, there was no way he was going to ask her to go with him. Especially not in the way "accompany you" seems to suggest.]
[God, he is so glad this is text instead of a call or a video. More time to formulate a response (so much backspace went into this response, you don't even know) and it's easier to cover up your feelings.]
No, I don't. If I do end up going, it won't be with a date. I'll probably just go with the rest of my classmates, Peko included. Assuming they're all going.
[And even if he DID want to go with a date, that date certainly would not be Peko. Their relationship is already complicated enough as it is without adding even a vaguely romantic aspect to it. Too bad he doesn't know that this element already exists on the other side of the equation.]
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[God, he is so glad this is text instead of a call or a video. More time to formulate a response (so much backspace went into this response, you don't even know) and it's easier to cover up your feelings.]
No, I don't. If I do end up going, it won't be with a date. I'll probably just go with the rest of my classmates, Peko included. Assuming they're all going.
[And even if he DID want to go with a date, that date certainly would not be Peko. Their relationship is already complicated enough as it is without adding even a vaguely romantic aspect to it. Too bad he doesn't know that this element already exists on the other side of the equation.]