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** As long as it's not Aikawa [[Mind Screw|Mind Screwing]] him with his [[Recursive Crossdressing|visually]] [[Ambiguous Gender|ambiguous]] gender, of course.

'''Aikawa:''' I'm fine with whichever you end up thinking. }}

** When he does [[I See London|accidentally find out]]... it's ''still'' left ambiguous, as it's covered up by Maki's [[Spit Take]]. Then he says "I finally understand..." but in a loss for words, [http://www.mangareader.net/439-42640-16/prunus-girl/chapter-9.html he eventually drops the matter].

** Aikawa does eventually show up at Maki's dorm room in a boy's uniform and removes the shirt, showing off a tank top and absolutely no curves. Of course, this proves nothing, but...

* [[Bedmate Reveal]] -- Maki wakes up one morning... only to find Aikawa lying right next to him.

* [[Boy Meets Girl]]/[[Meet Cute]] -- Parodied in Chapter 27 {{spoiler|with a crossdressing Maki and Kadoyama}}.

* [[Brilliant but Lazy]] -- Maki is somewhat, but the real exemplar here must be Kadoyama, of all people - he gets the absolute best test scores in their class yet still copies Maki's homework.

* [[Brother-Sister Incest]] -- {{spoiler|Kei appears to have a brother complex towards her younger twin brother, Ken. It seems to be one-sided on her part, though. At least until chapter 31, where he openly checks out her breasts when she asks him about his breast size preference.}}

** [[Animal-Eared Headband|Cat ears]], however, are an abomination.

* [[Cosplay Otaku Girl|Cosplay Otaku Girl(?)]]: Aikawa loves to dress up at any available opportunity, such as during club recruitment and the summer festival. [[Ambiguous Gender|We're still wondering about the "girl" part of this trope.]]

* [[Dropped a Bridget On Him]] -- Logically, Maki "knows" that Aikawa is a guy, but he still can't help but be frequently embarrassed by Aikawa's antics (and occasionally be tempted to take up offers to personally verify gender). Meanwhile, his friend Kadoyama is hopeless over Aikawa, declaring "who cares as long as (s)he's cute!" and getting really worked up. A nameless herd of classmates seem to agree.

** Also done to [[New Transfer Student]] and Maki's old friend, Hanasaka Shion, who is a lesbian. Doesn't stop her from trying to steal Aikawa from Maki even after the Bridget is dropped.

* [[Emotionless Girl]] -- Somewhere between this and [[Deadpan Snarker]] for Yaotome, only she never drops the deadpan.

* [[Everyone Can See It]] -- About the only people who don't assume Maki and Aikawa are somehow involved with each other are those who think they look perfect together anyway. Especially the [[Yaoi Fangirl]].

'''Maki''': [[Sarcasm Mode|Like being in the boys' room dressed like a girl isn't.]] }}

* [[Friendly Tickle Torture]] -- For two pages in the fourteenth chapter, Maki discovers that Aikawa's tingly spot is somewhere at the back and with compelling curiosity, he proceeds with the full course. And since we're talking about [[The Tease|Aikawa]] here, the results are pretty obvious.

* [[Last-Name Basis]] -- Maki never refers to anyone by their given name unless pushed to, and then goes right back to using surnames afterward. Understandable with most of the cast given he only just met them at the start of the school year, but more noticeable with Shion and Kana, who were classmates and friends of his in middle school. Meanwhile, even the other guys (who mostly stick to surnames as well) call Maki by his given name.

* [[Mask Power]] -- Maki dons a fox mask and becomes the legendary hero... "[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Fox Mask]]"... [[Rescue Romance|to drive off some guys bothering Aikawa]].

* [[Necktie Leash]] -- [http://www.mangareader.net/439-37678-6/prunus-girl/chapter-8.html Shion's tugging on Maki's necktie.]

* [[Not a Date]] -- Aikawa encountered a suitor, and in a panic said he had a boyfriend. So he goes on a date with Maki to throw the guy off. Maki comments that their "date" is basically what they do normally, but from the suitor's perspective they act like the ''perfect'' loving couple. {{spoiler|And after he finally leaves, Maki and Aikawa ''continue'' their "date".}}

** The two face a Round Two in Chapter 18 when student council chairperson Yaotome barges in what looks like a makeout session between the two of them (it's one-sided, as usual) on the rooftop which is supposedly out-of-bounds.

** And again in a bonus chapter after chapter 32 when, {{spoiler|dressed up as a vampire for Halloween, Aikawa "bites" Maki's neck and leaves a hickey which lasts through the next day, and everyone notices}}. Kadoyama in particular leaps once more to conclusions about [[This and That]].

* [[Only One Name]] -- Maki's surname has still never been revealed. Everyone just calls him by his given name, even just after first meeting him, though [[Last-Name Basis|he only ever uses people's surnames]]. Even his doorplate has only been shown with his given name on it, despite other doorplates having surnames.

* [[Pocky]] [[Spaghetti Kiss|Kiss]] -- Aikawa tried this on poor Maki. Luckily for him, she let him off the hook.

* [[Real Men Wear Pink]] -- Not as bad as some ''[[Toradora!]]'' yankee, but still, Maki is quite skilled at chores.

* [[Recursive Crossdressing]] -- Aikawa teases Maki with this theory. Could Aikawa have been lying about his gender all this time?

** And if one were to assume Aikawa is a guy, in Chapter 17, he goes to school in a boy's uniform, it weirds people out, especially Maki (whose uniform Aikawa was wearing, coincidentally) and he went back to wearing the girl's uniform like normal at the end of the chapter.

** {{spoiler|Kandaka-sensei and Substitute Director Ranbashi were pretty close when they were schoolgirls. When Shion suggests they still may be doing "all kind of intimate things at night", Kandaka's answer indirectly confirms it. And a later chapter when Ranbashi finally appears ''directly'' confirms it.}}

* [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]] -- Maki and Aikawa as seen by everyone around them, despite not actually having a romantic relationship. Almost entirely thanks to Aikawa, though Maki has the rare moment that is shockingly romantic coming from someone as reticent as him. Also, {{spoiler|Shion and Kana ''so very much'', almost once a chapter, once they get back together}}.

** And in reverse point of view, Maki is the only boy Aikawa's interested in.

* [[The Slacker]] -- Maki wants to approach high school life with this attitude, hating the idea of joining clubs, dating, or otherwise doing more than strictly necessary; but he also approaches any task he ''has'' to do (like tests and chores) with the attitude that doing it right the first time is best, to get it out of the way. Aikawa's interference keeps him from getting to laze about in his free time with comics and cooking magazines like he wants, though. Aikawa is more of a true slacker, gleefully grabbing hold of whatever excuse crops up to avoid schoolwork.

* [[The Tease]] -- Aikawa loves being coy around Maki.

* [[The Un-Reveal]] -- Aikawa's "pretty unusual for a guy" issue regarding unwanted body hair.

''(That night, Maki had a nightmare.)'' }}

** A later chapter does reveal this, in passing; {{spoiler|"Is that why there's no hair down there?"}}

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