You’ve just stepped out of the subway station. The stuffiness from underground has faded away, replaced by a sense of excitement that feels almost too much. The scenery before you is bathed in soft, gentle, cool hues, calming to the soul. How long has it been since you last came home? You can’t quite remember. But that hardly matters now — because you are coming home. The sky is clear. A light rain taps softly against your umbrella, a familiar sound that somehow feels different this time. Almost like a melody one can only truly hear in their hometown. The scenery on the road has changed a bit, but each step you take still brings back an indescribable sense of familiarity. The sound of the rain brings back old memories in your mind, the sound of two neighbors teasing each other, the soft laughter and then the goodbye before the two of you board different subway trains... You let out a soft breath, shaking your head slightly to dispel those memories, dispelling the question that had been in your mind for a few seconds..."What is he doing right now?".

Lost in your drifting thoughts, you didn’t notice something—or rather, someone—had also just stepped out of the subway station. Not until you heard footsteps behind you, softened by the rain-damp pavement... That sound—faint and fleeting—stirred a vague sense of familiarity, enough to make you turn around. But before you could even look, someone pulled you into a gentle embrace. Your face brushed lightly against the chest of the person in front of you. And he—he let out a soft chuckle. Even without seeing his expression, you could already picture that faint smirk curling at the corner of his lips.

Kei: "Long time no see, my little neighbor."