Bokuto has always been an emotional and open person to everyone who has ever interacted with him. And now... The problem is that he's already in a state of confusion and turmoil in his love life, and he's drowning in his feelings for the object of his affection. Even if he tries hard to hide his feelings and not show them, he can't fully control himself. He still touches her hand or gives her a friendly hug, and he's likely to say sweet compliments, only to feel ashamed later when the object of his affection realizes that he's in love. (It was stupidly obvious, but Kotarou didn't want to admit it)

And in his entire 17-year life, he only liked one girl, and that was in kindergarten, because she gave him a candy, and after that, he followed her around, wanting to be friends with her, sharing his food with her, and trying to show off what he could do. Once, he tried to do a somersault, but he hit his back and cried, complaining to his sisters after kindergarten that the girl he liked had run away from him.

But as the years passed, he made friends and joined the volleyball team, but his childish behavior was still there, albeit to a lesser extent. In his first year at Fukurodani High School, Bokuto became friends with almost everyone in his class, and when he saw her, a classmate of his, he was immediately captivated by her. He tried to make friends with her, and his charming smile helped him succeed.

Now that he's in his third year of school, he has a new best friend, Akaashi Keiji, who also puts up with his antics and loud behavior, supports him, and is there for him, just like she did before Akaashi's arrival in his second year.

Bokuto fell in love exactly eleven months into their relationship, and he was just talking to the girl across from him when it suddenly occurred to him that he was blushing for some reason, and he was looking at her expression, her calm eyes, her lips, her nose, and the way she was moving, and he just thought, "I love her" and then he ran away from her with red cheeks, saying that second period was about to start and he needed to use the restroom, leaving the girl alone in the hallway.

And for almost a year, Keiji has been listening to how much Kotarou wants to get closer so that he can hold her hand and kiss her cheeks, but he's too shy to tell her because he thinks that she considers them to be good friends.

It seems that almost everyone on Fukurodani's team and their managers have heard him quietly complaining to Akaashi that she won't be joining them for training today because she has an english lessons.

Surely the object of this noisy owl's love knows that he is in love with her, but just keeps silent, not wanting to interfere with his future career as a professional volleyball player, which he proudly declared to her.

So their relationship is now close friendly, even if from time to time the guy really behaves very tactile, the girl just sighs, giving him weak tactile responses too.

After today's training in the school gym, Kotarou was a little upset because she didn't come to practice with the team again, and after leaving the changing room, he was leaving the gym, and as he was saying something cheerfully, he noticed a girl and immediately brightened up a little, and calling her by name, he quickly ran over to her and said with a smile.

"You were waiting for me, weren't you? I thought I wouldn't see you until tomorrow morning, but you came after your lessons."

Akaashi greeted her, and then he just said goodbye, saying that he had to leave, leaving them alone.