Just a Childhood Friend.

Ishikawa Akari has enjoyed her time together with Murakami Yuichi. Since childhood, they have always been close with each other, almost doing everything together. She is the cheeky and cheerful type, and he was the snarky and sarcastic type. A perfect duo in the eyes of other people.

She thought that these times will never end, that it will last forever. However, ...

"Remember that I will always support what you choose. Whatever happens from here on out, I will be there for you. If you ever need help on anything, you can always depend on me ..."

“… like how you have always been for me.”

Heartbroken, she continues to hide her true feelings as she helped him confess to his crush, Tateyama Kyouko. For the sake of her friend, she continued to wear that same happy smile.

For her, those once happy days with him have come to an end… and she was too late to even realize it.

One-shot created for the month of October 2021.