Such a beautiful story and so gently told.
After I reread it, I came to the realisation that moments like the 7 minutes here or moments of confessions could truly be life changing. Like making all the emotional difference of who you end up with, who you live with or not, etc.
Even in this story, hypothetically, one of them could have backed out of the game or could have been a tiny bit more stubborn and then things would have gone south.
It’s actually nothing less than a miracle what 7 (magical number) minutes of vulnerability and simple truths could do.
An assumingly remarkable story to appreciate slowly like a good wine.