Wow, I loved your drabble! This is your first drabble? You did a great job! I hope you write more drabbles. ^^ I love reading drabbles! The flow was perfect. I could sense how nervous Ryo was. I really loved the way you used the floors and the knocks as literary techniques. Thumbs up and kudos to you! Drabbles are a good way to practice literary techniques. There was a very good balance of showing and telling. If you wanted to put more emphasis on the heartbeat, you could use onomatopoeia at the beginning of your drabble.

For example, instead of
Ryo felt his heart pound against his ribs; tonight was going to be the night he confessed.

you could do this: Th-thump, th-thump, th-thump. Tonight was going to be the night he confessed.

Thank you for writing and sharing your beautiful drabble! =D You really did a great job! Please write more drabbles!

TOO SHORT. TOO SHORT. OMG I'M SO SAD.

Like seriously I'm a little bit disappointed that Ryo chickened out, I mean I know why he did it but after reading Somewhere in Between I'm all on this NEWS high of Ryo Massu goodness and now I'm all like mannnn if those two got together it'd be so cute! (Though that story was het and all different but the same actor influence is acting up on me!)

And now I want to know whether Massu likes Ryo tooo T.T

Author I have no idea who you are but if you decide to write a follow-up to this I will def. read it!

oh wow, this was intense great job!

The drabble was nice... short and yet precise.

I like the fact that there was some hidden meaning the way Ryo hid his gift.

Aww that was adorable!
Haha you managed to make it shonen-ai but without much details!

i know this is a drabble, but why so short??

morning ...
hmm kindda interesting pairing ... ^_^ ;)

KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Massu and Ryo!!! Mmmhhh.... this might give me a little hint on who wrote this.... such an unusual pairing...

And it was so cute! Ryo all insecure, I wonder how this story would go on.

Great work! Loved it!

Hahaha xD
so short but sweet..? xD
Ryo confessing to Massu.. I want to see how will their relation will go after that O:
Thank you for the story~

First of all, let me get this out there: KYAAAAAAAAA!!!! IT'S YAOI! :)

And now for a more mature review: I really liked the characters you used, but I am probably NEWS biased. Massu is my muse, too. XD

The story turned out brilliantly, too. Even though the story isn't elaborately descriptive, the implied content through the first person and slight omniscient perspective lends to a more imtimate feel. The ending is left slightly up to interpretation (Does that mean he isn't going to confess!?!) I believe it enhaces the story's signifcance. We've all experiencd that feeling of crushing nervousness when confessing, and Ryo just makes it all too real.

Anyways, foryour first drabble on this couple, you did a fantastic job! I loved it, and all of your literary techniques you used. (Okay, I am a bit of a nerd, but I love finding the symbolism and everything else in the text!) Two thumbs up!