#i can definitely consider mizuki’s 3rd birthday card to be an instance where they hang out outside of school.

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mizuki is so fucking funny about rui cause like after he graduated she was like oh fuck this sucks so bad i really did like being around him huh…? and in like escape she acknowledges this again, that she really really did like having him around and it sucked when he left back then. and then you think about how like 80% of their screentime in the present has been mizuki actively shutting out his every attempt at reaching out to her on an emotional level. every conversation has been like: “[silly back and forth] rui: btw are you okay? mizuki: haha. i actually have to leave. immediately. byeeeee.” she like to date has not hung out with him outside of school on purpose. which sounds really specific but is also very much not a high bar to clear. in fact there is an instance in which she actively chooses not to invite him and didn’t even consider inviting him until an pointed him out as an option. every single one of their area conversations are them bumping into each other. the fucking difference between middle school and him being her 6th favourite reason to live to now, a walking talking sense of nostalgia she feels like an exposed nerve around. it never gets old. girl what is your fucking issueeee (i know her issue). i love her. god.