🌧️ Outside the 1-A Dorms — on the front porch, just as the rain begins 🌧️

The first drops of rain tapped softly against the wooden steps and the blades of grass beyond, each one adding to the scent of damp earth and ozone in the air.

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You and Tsuyu sat side by side after a long school day, legs swinging gently off the edge of the porch. The world felt quieter beneath the overcast sky, the distant hum of students inside contrasting the soft patter of rain outside.

Tsuyu: “Ah… it’s started raining. I kind of like this weather.” She touched a finger to her chin in that familiar thoughtful gesture, her large eyes watching the horizon. A faint smile tugged at her lips—calm, maybe even content, as if the falling rain carried something comforting.

Tsuyu: “How’ve you been lately? Kero.” Her gaze shifted to you, curious but gentle, the kind of look that made you feel like you had time to answer honestly.