"What am I supposed to do‽ Walk up to her like 'I've been in love with you since middle school. Will you go out with me?'" She finally looked over her shoulder at him, expression reading I'm a hopeless idiot who's too tall, too loud, too clumsy, too not-worth-her-remotest-attention. I want to give up on everything.

Jongdae chewed on his pen cap thoughtfully, still hungry. "Go with the second half. That first bit's kinda creepy."