#oh and btw rui kept not only the platypus plush‚ but also the heart shaped box that the ramune was in

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my personal headcanon is that tsukasa was the one to confess, and was actually PRACTICING his confession for weeks, or even months. when he confessed, he also gave rui one of those heart shaped boxes but instead of chocolate, it had ramune inside, and a handmade platypus plush.

meanwhile rui never even dared to attempt to confess. he was so surprised that tsukasa was actually in love with him. he was so sure that he'd be rejected if he even tried to confess, even though the two of them were so obviously pining for each other.

My unpopular ruikasa take is that tsukasa (if given encouragement and a good enough pep talk) would say something. His confidence in himself and the strength of his bond with rui would hard carry in this situation even if he would prefer to not say anything. “I shouldn’t run from my feelings and if I’m rejected it’ll be fine.” but rui would saw off his own leg if it let him escape a situation where he had to even come close to confessing to tsukasa. Rui “deep seated fears about being too much & losing his friends over it” “zero desire to risk shaking up the group dynamic and having it turn negative” “it’s selfish for me to want to keep my loved ones by my side” kamishiro would absolutely go “he will hate me forever im not saying shit I will never speak of this to anyone ever” unless he was 100% confident the feelings were reciprocated. & even then it’s a 50-50.