That day, the girl I liked called me short-legged

When I was a sophomore in high school,
the girl I liked called me "short-legged."
She was a classmate in the same sports club.

I still remember the situation
vividly even now.

This is a true story.

My height is around 168 cm, a little lower than the male average, and I was aware that my legs were also a bit short. So, if a girl I liked in my teens, during puberty, called me "short-legged," it wouldn't be strange for it to become a trauma.

However, that didn't happen.

That's because she was the "girlfriend"
I was dating at the time.
Even this kind of teasing? was teasing with love.

In fact, I wasn't hurt at all when she said it; on the contrary, I even thought her attitude at the time was somewhat cute.

But thinking about it, it might be thanks to her that being "short-legged" didn't unnecessarily become a complex for me.
I somehow realized that for a girl, the length of a boy's legs (even if they are short) is not that important as a romantic interest... or something like that. It sounds stupid, but that's probably how it is.

Well, even so, being called "short-legged" by a girl I liked... it was definitely quite an impactful event, though (laughs).

Manga/Text by Kubo Machine (Y)