After Moving Seats, the Boy Behind Me Has a Crush on Me Episode 3

The school festival’s attraction is decided to be a haunted house, and the four students in charge of planning it, Mayama, Asamiya, Sakaki, and Tsunekawada, go shopping for costumes. It is Mayama’s first time spending a day off with friends, and he is unsure of how to choose clothes. Asamiya gently encourages him by rolling up his sleeves, fixing his hair, and telling him that his self-esteem is far too low. Mayama’s heart begins to race at Asamiya’s effortless thoughtfulness. While shopping, Asamiya seriously picks out costumes that he thinks will suit Mayama. In the fitting room, he gets closer to him by zipping up his costume and putting a werewolf headband on him. Eventually, the two leave Sakaki and Tsunekawada behind and sneak off together. They eat soft-serve ice cream at a park and stop by a bookstore. Asamiya immediately buys a book Mayama recommends and gives him a sun-shaped keychain, connecting it to Mayama’s name, Haru, which means “sunny.” Mayama returns the gesture by giving Asamiya a star-shaped keychain, and the two spend a peaceful afternoon together, just the two of them. However, Mayama’s feelings of inferiority return when they happen to run into one of Asamiya’s former middle-school classmates and when he sees Asamiya talking familiarly with his older brother, Ten, after Asamiya walks him home. Mayama remembers how he was constantly compared to his talented older brother while growing up. Having convinced himself that he is plain and unremarkable, he honestly tells Asamiya, “There’s someone more suitable for you.” Even so, Asamiya straightforwardly confesses his feelings, saying, “I fell for you because you’re Mayama.” But Mayama cannot bring himself to believe that reason and returns home still searching for an answer. Left alone, Asamiya once again realizes that he is drawn to Mayama in a way he cannot even explain to himself, and becomes certain in his heart: “Mayama is my first love.” Although the distance between the two is undoubtedly growing smaller, Mayama’s low self-esteem now stands in their way as a new obstacle. (Source: Japanese = FOD || Translation = kisskh)