Shit, I relate to this so much. I used to make the same jokes all through high school with guys I liked, just so they wouldn't be able to seriously reject me and all it left me with was getting shot down when I asked my first love to Prom on Valentine's Day becuase I was always messing with him and it made me look disingenuous. PEOPLE, PLEASE NEVER DO THIS, I'M STILL CRYING OVER HOW MUCH OF A DUMBASS I AM. IF YOU LIKE SOMEONE, DON'T BE SHY OR SCARED JUST TELL THEM PROPERLY.
Aoi and Yashiro can work to bring back Hanako and Akane, I'll work towards the real issue here: BRINGING BACK MITSUBA