Shōta Shizuka

Shōta Shizuka (閑 翔太 Shizuka Shōta) is the cousin of Yuzuki Shimada and the childhood friend of Rihito Sawaguchi and Shinya Momotsuki.

He and Yuzuki have been together ever since they were babies and he he is always there for her. In early elementary school, when Yuzuki was trying to get closer to Rihito, he saw her kiss his cheek and he realized at that moment that Yuzuki had feelings for Rihito, that Rihito had feelings for her, and that he too had feelings for her. He's been in love with Yuzuki ever since, but she has never noticed and even taken his presence for granted due to being related.

Trivia

 * The name Shōta means "soar, glide" (翔) (shou) and "thick, big" (太) (ta).
 * Shōta is an alternate transcription of Shouta.
 * Shōta's surname Shizuka means "leisure" (閑).