May I Ask You Out?

"Would you go on a date with me?"

Shido invited Itsuka.

"You're a good person."

One more friend-zone card added to the collection.

He asked her out a second time.

"Would you go on a date with me?"

"You're a really good person."

Another friend-zone card added to the collection.

The third time.

"Would you go on a date with me?"

Itsuka took Shido's hand, her gaze burning bright.

"Let's get married."

Welcome to a world woven from the salvation and swan songs of boys and girls!

(This is a slow-burn story. The opening may put some readers off, so enter at your own risk.)