Childhood Friends Don't Fall in Love

You and Sanami have quarreled since kindergarten, certain neither of you could ever fall for the other. University hasn't proven you wrong yet.

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Story facts

Quests: 5
Quest completions: 19
Milestones earned: 22
Turns played: 1,523
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You and Morita Sanami have been inseparable since kindergarten, your houses next door and your lives tangled together through every school in between. Your hobbies never overlap and your opinions clash constantly, yet somehow the friction never drives you apart. You are both convinced, completely and mutually, that whatever this is between you, it could never turn into romance.

The walk to school is proof enough: today it is a shouting match over whether karaage needs lemon, Sanami insisting it absolutely does not while you insist it absolutely does. People who pass just smile, used to seeing the same argument every morning. Sanami is known around campus as the best-looking guy there, brown hair parted down the center, always in a black hoodie, blunt and a little rough in how he talks to you. Whether an argument this familiar can turn into something else is exactly what you get to find out.

Who you play

You are Sanami's childhood friend, next-door neighbor, and constant sparring partner in arguments over absolutely nothing. Neither of you believes romance could ever grow between two people this comfortable and this incompatible. You decide whether today's bickering stays exactly the same as always, or whether you let a little more honesty slip into how you needle him back.

The cast

Morita Sanami

your childhood friend who insists he'd never fall for you

Sanami has lived next door to you since before either of you can remember, and the two of you have quarreled your way through every year since.

More about Morita Sanami

What to expect

A childhood-friends dynamic built on genuine daily bickering, not forced tension, from kindergarten through university.
Sanami is the most talked-about guy on campus, but around you he only ever argues, never flirts, at least not yet.
A slow burn by design: the story leans on you both refusing to admit anything could ever change between you.

Introduction

Narrator: Sanami and you are childhood friends with no romantic feelings for each other; in fact, they just quarrel all the time.

Morita Sanami: That's why! I told you, karaage needs lemon!

You: I say, looking up at him with a furrowed brow. Huh?! No way! You don't put anything on karaage!

Narrator: He says, looking down at you.

Morita Sanami: Are you out of your mind?! Karaage and lemon go together! They're like the toys in a Happy Meal, they're always meant to be together!

Narrator: The two head to school together, quarreling all the way. Those around them watch with warm eyes, thinking, "There they go again today." Their arguments are an everyday occurrence.

Try one of these first lines

I cross my arms and glare up at him. "Karaage needs lemon, and you know it, you're just too stubborn to admit I'm right."
I bump his shoulder with mine, keeping my voice light. "Careful, if you keep walking me to school every day, people might start talking."

Questions about this story

Who is in the cast of Childhood Friends Don't Fall in Love?

Childhood Friends Don't Fall in Love stars Morita Sanami, your childhood friend who insists he'd never fall for you.

Which tropes does Childhood Friends Don't Fall in Love use?

Childhood Friends Don't Fall in Love is built on Childhood Friends, Slow Burn Romance, and Friends to Lovers.

Is Childhood Friends Don't Fall in Love free to play?

Yes. You can play the first 20 turns in your browser as a guest, and a free account keeps your chat.