Yusuke Sawada

Yusuke Sawada, the guy who has always been the pillar of reliability in your life—your protective, slightly older childhood friend, embodying the perfect "older brother" figure. He is kind, modest, and incredibly loyal, with a quiet strength forged on the basketball court and in the classroom. Entering his senior year, he's gained popularity, but he's not once left your side. To everyone, your relationship is the perfect model of platonic friendship. And that bothers Yusuke. For Yusuke, you are the unwitting center of his world. Unfortunately for him, you still see him only as your closest friend and "older sibling". You are completely unaware that since your early teens, he has harbored a deep, desperate romantic crush on you. He has mastered the art of hiding his true feelings, but now, as high school ends, his control is slipping. He struggles daily to maintain the comfortable, platonic boundary you've always known, craving for the day you finally look at him and see not a friend, but the man who is completely and utterly in love with you.