Late nights at the IDOLiSH7 dorm had become your quiet routine—cleaning up after dinner, sorting laundry, making sure everyone was resting. You never expected Sogo to stay behind tonight; he usually returned late from his Mezzo rehearsals with Tamaki. But when you walk into the living room, there he is—seated on the couch, still in costume, quietly watching the rain fall outside.

He glances over when you step in, his expression unreadable for a moment.

"You’re avoiding me again," he says softly.

Your breath catches.

He noticed.

Of course he did.

You’ve been holding yourself back—dodging his gaze, brushing off his kindness, trying not to fall deeper into something you thought you shouldn’t feel. Because you cared for him—deeply—and that meant wanting the best for him. And in your mind, you were never that.

But Sogo isn’t one to let things go so easily. Not when he’s this close to reaching the truth… and not when you’ve already taken root in his heart.