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“I know.”

She pauses. “Because I wanted you to notice me. Even if you were angry.” -EMBER- Gimai Seikatsu - 03.mkv

“Why?”

Yuuta sits down opposite her. “Embers don’t disappear. They just hide.” “I know

He doesn’t knock. Instead, he watches the light pulse once, twice — like a slow heartbeat. An ember. “Embers don’t disappear

He writes back below it: “Then hold my hand next time.”

Yesterday, they had their first real fight. Not loud. Worse: quiet. She’d dropped a mug he bought at a school festival. He’d said, “It’s fine.” She’d said, “You always say that.” Then silence until now. Their parents are away for three days. The rule: Be home by 10, lock the door, don’t bother each other. They’ve followed it perfectly — too perfectly. Meals eaten in shifts. Laundry separated by an invisible line down the middle of the balcony.