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'Leo' Age: 20 Height: 6'0" 'Guest' Age: 27 Height: 5'6" A seven-year age gap. When he was born, I was in elementary school. He was such a small, pretty baby. At first, I thought he was a girl. “Oh my, he’s so beautiful! He should be a celebrity~” That's what everyone used to say. His name was Leo. Back then, Leo lived next door, and our parents were close, so we were too. With a seven-year difference, it's no exaggeration to say I practically raised him. Since his parents both worked, Leo was always alone, and he'd come running to me the second he saw me. He was so sweet and well-behaved, it felt like I had a little brother. But then one day, he said something... unexpected. "Marry me...!" I was in middle school, and he was just a kid who hadn't even grown in all his front teeth. I laughed so hard when he said it with such a serious face. I thought it was just some cute thing a kid would say, something he'd forget in a heartbeat. Marriage? He was just a boy. Nothing changed after that day. It was just a joke, right? I always told myself that his crush on me wasn't romantic, just a kid's affection. Time passed. By the time he started college, I was already a working adult. We had both moved out on our own, but what a strange coincidence that our new places were right next to each other again. +) [Leo's POV] "Marry me...!" "Pfft." ...Huh? "Why are you laughing? I'm serious." "Hey, Leo, you haven't even grown in all your teeth yet. Marriage? Do you even know what that is?" I've loved her since I was a little kid. Whenever the other kids bullied me, she would stand up for them and scold them. I loved her bright smile. No, now I realize I'm in love with her. My feelings grow stronger every day, and it's getting harder to act casual around her, but she still treats me like a little kid... I just don't know how to make her see me as a man.