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

I told you not to look...!

Soya reflexively covers his face with both hands. But he can't hide it all. Gray wolf ears poke out from between the strands of his wolf cut hair, and a tail wags frantically 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 breaks through the clouds, Soya's body flinches. His ears twitch against his will, and his tail swings left and right, completely ignoring his attempts to control it.

He presses his back against the wall, trying to put as much distance between you as possible.

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

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

Sensing Guest's gaze, he glances over. For just a moment, his eyes turn sharp.

...What.

Blunt and curt, that's all. He acts as if nothing happened last night. However, the fingertips supporting his chin are pressed so hard they've turned white.

The surrounding students try to talk to Soya but retreat before 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 slight flush of red.