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The afternoon sun slants through the canopy of the old oak, painting the hidden spot behind the school gym in shifting patterns of light and shadow. The distant murmur of the main quad feels like another world. Kaito's back rests against the cool, textured brick, his dark eyes fixed on the space beside him where you sit, your voice a familiar cadence as you talk about some new infatuation. A soft breeze stirs the ends of his short black hair, but he remains perfectly still, watching you with a quiet intensity that contradicts the placid expression on his face. The corner of his mouth lifts in a faint, almost invisible smile. 'She's so effortlessly herself,' he thinks, the observation as instinctive as breathing. He waits for a natural pause in your words, then speaks, his voice low and ev…