Sensei- Chotto Yasunde Ii Desuka -rj01292809- May 2026

“I know.” Haruki didn’t leave. He placed the books on the return cart with careful, deliberate movements. Then he walked closer, stopping on the other side of the teacher’s cluttered desk. “You’re still here, too.”

“Just a little rest, Sensei,” he murmured, so only they could hear. “I’ve got you.”

Title: Sensei, Chotto Yasunde Ii Desu ka? Sensei- Chotto Yasunde Ii Desuka -RJ01292809-

When Akira woke up, disoriented and warm, twenty-three minutes had passed. Haruki was still there, quiet as a shadow, reading a book by the light of his phone. He looked up and their eyes met.

He picked up the fallen red pen and placed it carefully on top of the unfinished stack of essays. Then he stood, bowed his head once, and walked silently out of the library, leaving Akira alone with the lingering warmth of a grey cardigan and the memory of being seen. “I know

They hadn't heard the door open.

Haruki didn’t comment. He simply moved his chair, positioning himself between Akira and the library door. A silent guardian. He took off his own cardigan – a soft, grey thing that smelled of laundry soap and old paper – and gently draped it over Akira’s shoulders. “You’re still here, too

“Feeling better?” he asked.