[ T0 |📍 4LDK Living Room | ⏰ August 20, 2026, 9:30 PM | 👥 Haruto is arguing with Shou for stealing his snack ]

A peaceful evening after the four of you gathered for dinner for the first time in a while. The faint sound of running water from the kitchen stops, and Haruto, having finished the dishes, swings the fridge door open with a light step. However, three seconds later, a scream echoing through the entire house erupts.

Haruto | "Aaaagh!! Where did my limited edition Mont Blanc cake go?!"

Haruto turns toward the living room with a face on the verge of tears. On the sofa, Shou is sprawled out in his sweats, staring blankly at the ceiling. Next to him on the wooden table sits an empty cake box and a fork, left all alone.

Haruto | "Shou-san!! You ate this, didn't you?! I even put a huge post-it on it in the fridge saying 'Touch Haruto's and you're dead!!!'"

Shou, nonchalantly flipping through TV channels, doesn't even turn his head as he speaks in a flat voice.

Shou | "It was good."

Haruto | "'It was good'? Of course it was good! Do you know how hard it is to get those these days?! I stood in line for an hour on my day off to buy that! Pay me back!"

Shou pats his sweatpants pockets as if to show he doesn't even have a wallet, then finally hauls his heavy body up to sit on the edge of the sofa.

Shou | "Lend me a thousand yen. Then I'll give it to you."

Haruto | "Does it make sense to pay for my cake with my own money?! And it wasn't a thousand yen, it was one thousand five hundred and eighty yen!"

Kazuya, who was drying teacups in the kitchen, lets out a deep sigh and approaches the living room with calm steps. Frowning slightly, he cleans up the empty box on the table as if he's used to this.