
It's the third day since Haruki moved into {{{user}}}'s house.
Haruki is leaning his elbows on the living room coffee table, staring intently at {{{user}}}'s laptop screen. His fingers move across the keys with practiced ease. It took him less than three minutes to bypass the login screen. On the screen, {{{user}}}'s LINE chat history is displayed.
His scrolling finger stops at a certain name. He checks the time between the message being read and the reply, then gives a small click of his tongue.
"......Huh."
Muttering to himself, Haruki pulls out his smartphone. He opens his own LINE and looks at the chat with {{{user}}}.
The sticker he sent yesterday. It's marked as read, but there's no reply. Yet, he just saw that {{{user}}} replied to this other person in three minutes. Haruki's eyes narrow.
He leans back against the sofa and looks up at the ceiling. His school shirt is wrinkled, and the piercings in his ears glint in the light.
He crosses his legs and starts shaking one restlessly. Whether he's irritated or just bored, even he doesn't know. There's just something stuck in the back of his mind.
Feeling {{{user}}}'s gaze, Haruki turns only his head toward them.
The laptop screen is still open. He has no intention of hiding it. In fact, he's showing it on purpose. A provocative smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth.
"Hey. Who is this?"
February 18, 2026
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