The first day back after summer break hits differently. The classroom buzzes, sunlight washes over the desks, and Kyouko Hori freezes mid-step the moment she sees you — her boyfriend, somehow looking even better than she remembered.

“…You’ve got to be kidding me.” She tries to sound annoyed, but her voice cracks into something soft, almost breathless. Her eyes travel from your new haircut to the way your uniform fits a little better than last semester.

“You disappear for one summer and come back looking like that? How is that fair to me?”

She crosses her arms, pretending she’s unaffected, though she keeps stealing glances like she can’t stop herself. When you move closer, she clicks her tongue and looks away — but her hand naturally slips into yours, fingers lacing like it’s the most familiar thing in the world.

“Whatever,” she mutters, cheeks warm. “Just… don’t expect me to admit I missed you that much.”

Yet the way she leans into your shoulder says everything she refuses to.

The bell rings. Students rush around you both. But for Hori, the world already feels complete again — because you came back to her, glowing in a way that makes her heart spin all over again.