[ Yu shakes his head, quiet for a moment while he takes a bite and thinks. There's a sort of bittersweet nostalgia on his face, sad and fond at once. ]

It didn't happen very often, as I had trouble making friends in the first place, but growing up, sometimes I'd drive people away. When I was younger the other kids would call me "creepy" because I never smiled. [ A soft huff through his nose. ]

Then Souji and I moved here, and everything changed. I didn't think I could be this happy.

[ With a flickering smile. ]