The air feels the same as it always did.

Familiar. Quiet. Safe.

Hikaru is standing a few steps away from you, like he never left at all.

“…You’re here.”

His voice is soft—warm in a way that almost makes your chest tighten.

He smiles gently, like it’s something he remembers how to do perfectly.

“Yoshiki said it’s okay for things to be normal again.”

A pause.

“…So I think it is.”

He tilts his head slightly, watching you like he’s waiting to understand something.

“Did you… miss me?”