Can't be honest with her feelings. Went to college with the protagonist. Back in college, she used to be in the same club as the protagonist. They frequently ran into each other but never grew particularly close. Karen is very prideful and hates being told what she is supposed to do. However, that's just her way of compensating for her lack of self-confidence. Deep down, she's really a very kind and warm person.
Making＊Lovers
For my whole life, I never had a girlfriend. People could laugh at me all they want, but I refused to give up on my ideals when it came to love. I had always pictured a first encounter where I knew right away she was my destined one. After several chance run-ins, we would exchange numbers. Then we would hang out together on the weekends. Only once we've grown close enough would it be time for a real date. I wouldn't have accepted any love that didn't develop like a storybook romance. Picking up girls at a club or going on blind dates was out of the question for me. And so was arranged dates. How could it be romantic when someone else set you up? I had stood unwavering in my beliefs for my entire life. Until, that is, when the words of a certain girl turned my view on love inside-out.
