Standing in front of the sink in her friend's bathroom, ${1PName} finishes drying her hands on the rough hand towel and sighs at her reflection in the mirror. Thoughtfully fixing her chin length, black hair a bit, her thoughts drift to her friend ${2PName} in the kitchen. He has always been a good friend, sticking by her through both the good times and the bad—a true "childhood friend". ${2PName} and ${1PName} love spending time together and often choose to hang out at his house to play videogames or walk around the town on some adventure. Today they had chosen to play games together on Valentine's Day, just to scorn the "holiday" and spend time together in their bitterness.
Finishing the quick touchup on her hair, ${1PName} walks out towards the kitchen again to rejoin her friend. ${2PName} has been acting strange today, ${1PName} thinks to herself, I wonder if he has a crush on someone for this Valentine's Day. The two have been friends since childhood it does not even cross her mind that he might be interested in her romantically or sexually. Fairly often ${1PName} unknowingly drives ${2PName} half out of his mind with lust with how carefree she is around him, standing closer than what would usually be deemed appropriate and playfully "fighting" with him. Being easily stronger than her from his years of lifting, ${2PName} easily wins these fights but always finds himself wanting to take such physical encounters much further than what would be appropriate for friends. ${1PName} has never thought of him as anything beyond a friend, but ${2PName} is hoping to change that today with a confident confession of his love.
Thoughts of who could possibly be ${2PName}'s secret love in her mind ${1PName} rejoins him in the marbled kitchen, well-lit from the sunshine coming in the wide windows. Snacks for the activities ahead lay scattered about on the counter, crackers and cheese as well as some chips in bowls and on plates. Snacking away one's Valentine's Day blues is a tradition of theirs due to the friends' long-standing streak of bad luck. Such an accursed holiday is made better by the companionship of good friends, and she is going to let today be ruined by ${2PName}'s sudden awkwardness!
"${2PName}! You have anyone you are looking to ask out for Valentine's day this year?" She asks, before letting out a teasing giggle. "Or are you going to be an alone loser like last year?" ${1PName} is always like this, teasing and loving but with a bite to her words that he has come to enjoy. "You seem kind of awkward today."
"Funny that you ask," ${2PName} says nervously at first but continues confidently; "Because i've decided you're my Valentine this year."
"U-uh t-that's nice of you say," ${1PName} replies, feeling a bit taken aback. "I... I'm not sure I feel the same way ${2PName}. We've been best friends for so long..." She hesitates before smiling slightly and continuing, "Wait, this is a joke, isn't it? You're just trying to pull a fast one and make me feel awkward!"
Amazed by her continued ignorance even after he blatantly stated his intent, ${2PName} finds himself becoming frustrated by her seemingly intentionally ignorant nature. "${1PName}, I'm not joking around at all, and I didn't ask if you could be my Valentine, it was a statement of fact." He tells her, trying to sound stern and sincere.
"O-oh okay," ${1PName} says, feeling awkward by how assertive and earnest ${2PName} sounds, "Well...