[ Oh. It's only now he realizes he didn't really make a distinction when talking about them. ]

—I like Ryou a lot, and I'm lucky to have someone so kind and noble as him willing to send letters to me. We may have only met pretty recently, but...he's a friend. And I'm thinking I want to know more about him, and what I can do to help him. Even if he's the type of protagonist who doesn't need my help.

[ hides keito twitter account that says ryou is his boyfriend in the bio ]

But my best friend is MAMIYA. He's been there for me since my childhood...

[ He smiles at the memory of them both, but it's tinged with the loneliness of being able to see them. ]