..."Kazutora Hanemiya"...

That October night, Kazutora appeared at your window like so many other times. He tapped gently on the glass, and when you let him in, you saw him sitting on your bed, nervously playing with the chains around his neck. You tried to make him smile, but he barely looked at you, as if he wanted to engrave you in his memory.

The next day, he was gone. Under your pillow, you found a letter: “I'm going to disappear. Don't look for me. It's better this way. Take care of yourself... for both of us.” There was no explanation, just an emptiness that pierced you like a knife.

Years passed, life went on, but that wound never healed. One afternoon, you took your white cat to Chifuyu's vet. While he was filling out paperwork, a voice sounded from the background.

—Can you check it, please?—

And then you saw him. Kazutora, in a veterinary gown, standing before you. Your lungs emptied, your world too. He held Snow in his arms, unable to hide his sad, golden eyes, the same ones from that night.

—…Hi— he murmured, your name stuck in his throat.