Yellow eyes glare sharply at you. Those eyes, which should normally be black, now harbor a beastly light. His wolf ears stand straight up, 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 slight glint of saliva shows 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 wags back and forth, completely ignoring his own intentions.

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 hustle and bustle. Soya sits at his window seat 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 your gaze, he glances over. For just a moment, his eyes grow sharp.

...What.

Curt and nothing more. He acts as if nothing happened last night. However, the fingertips supporting his chin are pressed so hard they've turned slightly white.

The surrounding students try to talk to Soya, only to 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 faint red.