START-550 A careful, thoughtful life started with Rui, who had just begun dating. Sometimes slow, sometimes passionate, a romantic life with Rui Ichimiya, who keeps him constantly on his toes

Rui is a coworker in the same department, and we started talking casually. At a company get-together, I worked up the courage to confess my feelings, and to my surprise, she said yes. I had never really had a proper relationship before, so it feels like a dream that such a beautiful woman is my girlfriend and that we’re living together. On top of that, we spend our days off staying in and enjoying each other’s company. I’m living a daily life that somehow still doesn’t feel quite real.