-- A B A N D O N I N G ; light --

"Don't look at me like that."

"We're just friends, right?"

"You said 'no strings attached'!"

"Wow, you look... great."

"I never thought of you that way until now."

"It'll be our little secret."

"I didn't expect to fall for you when this first started."

"I thought you two were friends?"

"Love doesn't come into this picture."

"I don't love you that way, we're just friends, remember?"

"Look, I know you're getting attached to me, but I can't do the whole romantic thing with you."

"I can't believe I just fucked my best friend."

"Turns out, I'm in love with him/her/them."

"You think I'm sexy?"

"Whoa there, you want to actually have sex? Like for real?"

"I thought we were just friends..."

"The sex is meaningless."

"I never thought of having sex with my bestie."

"We're friends with benefits now?"

"I can't believe we kissed."

"It's not you, it's me"

"I just don’t feel that spark"

"We’re just better off friends, you know?"

"I just can’t emotionally handle a relationship right now"

"I’m too young to be tied down"

"I love you, I’m just not in love with you"

"I really just need to work on myself"

"I think we should see other people"

"You deserve someone better than me"

"We’re just on two different paths right now"

"I don’t really see a future together"

"If you love something let it go, and if it returns it was meant to be"

"We're too alike"

"I need some space"

"I need to focus on _____"

"I don't want to hold you back"

"I'm just, like, super busy right now"

"You're great but _____"

"We can still be friends"

"I've met someone else"

"Maybe it's not the right time for us"

 ‘ you know exactly what it means. ‘

Ah, well, her confusion was nice while it lasted. “O-oi!” Knees buckling at the sudden weight, Riko manages to catch herself last minute as a light grunt escapes, with petite hands reaching up to try and shove at his arm. “I may be strong, but that doesn’t mean I want to hold heavy things!”

          As she continues trying to shrug him off, Aomine decides to take some weight off of the manager... Key words: some weight. An elbow still rests upon the brown locks, yawning a bit to himself.

              ‘ yer tellin’ me. ‘

          stares at him.

                  ‘ im not a liar ‘

‘ WHAT DO THEY SAY ? ‘

        “ well that just tends to be HOW i am…         most people know that for the most part. ”

           “ ?? am i being too loud? ”

         “ HEY, HEY, HEEEYYY!! ”

It takes him a few seconds to answer, still gazing around at the unfamiliar town.

   “Uh, sorry. I’m looking for the local gym?”

          Oh-- he looked foreign, but spoke Japanese fluently. Props to the new guy, yeah? He wouldn’t ever spout any verbal praise, but color him impressed within.