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  1. Public Bookmark 30

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    Ten years later, Nakamura shows up to the high school reunion looking unfairly good and wearing a wedding ring. He tells Hirose, calmly, like it costs him nothing now, that he used to be hopelessly in love with him back then — and Hirose realizes, far too late, that he never noticed at all.

    Except the ring isn't what it looks like, and neither is "too late."

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    19 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 43

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    Nakamura has never once let himself believe Hirose could want him back — Hirose's just too bright, too easy, too good at being loved by everyone he meets. So Nakamura tells himself this is enough: borrowed time, secondhand sunlight, a friendship he'll lose the second something better comes along.

    What Nakamura doesn't know is that Hirose has been quietly unraveling for a while now — not because Nakamura is too much, but because Nakamura keeps insisting he's nothing at all. And Hirose is done waiting for him to notice.

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    19 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 15

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    Nakamura Okuto never meant to run into Hirose Aiki again on a rainy evening in Tokyo.

    He only heard a familiar voice on the train platform, saw a pale coat and an orange umbrella through the crowd, and found himself taking the same inconvenient route home for several days in a row.

    Years ago, Nakamura had said goodbye without saying nearly enough.

    Years later, Hirose still remembers the quiet boy who loved black coffee, octopuses, and leaving too many things unsaid.

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    19 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 38

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    Hi, my name’s Okuto Nakamura, I’m shy, gay, and madly in love with Aiki Hirose!... And I’m also coughing up flower petals.

    I’m so dead.

    TLDR: Nakamura develops the Hanahaki Disease and then the events of Ep. 11 and 12 play out with canon divergence!

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    Hey! I’m Aiki Hirose, I’m extroverted, a social butterfly, and… I think my best friend, Okuto Nakamura, is sick.

    I'm not a good friend.

    TLDR: Hirose get's some weird feelings and he doesn't know how to feel about it.

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    18 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 47

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    “Hirose,” Nakamura gulped, “why, why did you make this?”

    Hirose paused, fork still in his mouth. His expression softened, his cheeks a little red.

    “Secret.” He mumbled.

    The school's PA system announced something from the Home Economics faculty. They encouraged students to bake and share their baked goods with friends, or even loved ones, though that last part was a tease more than anything.

    Nakamura was determined to give something to Hirose. There was only one problem. Where the heck was Hirose?!

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    17 Jun 2026