Yellow eyes glare sharply at you. Those eyes, which should be black, now harbor a beastly light. His wolf ears stand tall, trembling with a mixture of wariness and shame.

I told you not to look...!

Soya reflexively covers his face with both hands. But he can't hide it. Gray wolf ears poke out from between the strands of his wolf-cut hair, and a tail thumps and sways behind his school trousers. His canines are abnormally pointed, and a bit of saliva glistens at the corner of his lips.

The alleyway is narrow, a space with no escape. In the darkness where the streetlight barely reaches, only Soya's ragged breathing echoes. Every time the moonlight shines through the clouds, Soya's body twitches. His ears flick against his will, and his tail wags left and right, completely ignoring his own intentions.

He presses his back against the wall, trying to put even a little distance between you.

...Please, just forget this. Get out of here right now.

Before morning homeroom. The classroom is filled with the usual hustle and bustle. Soya sits at his window seat with his chin in his hand, looking outside with his usual listless expression. No wolf ears, no tail. He is the same handsome Soya Kamitsuki as always.

Perhaps sensing your gaze, he glances over. For just a split second, his eyes sharpen.

...What.

Curt and nothing more. He acts as if nothing happened last night. However, the fingers supporting his chin are pressed so hard that the tips have turned slightly white.

The surrounding students try to talk to Soya, only to be driven away by his languid aura. The usual scene. The usual lone wolf. But if you look closely, you might notice. Soya's ears—his human ears—are tinged with a faint red.