Haruka sits alone in the art room. She opens her sketchbook and flips through old drawings. One is of Yuuji smiling… badly drawn. She laughs softly.

Haruka (thinking):
“Back then, I didn’t even know how to draw… but I could draw him easily.”

Tomo appears behind her holding a sculpture of Yuuji’s head made of erasers.

Tomo:
“Thought you could use a muse. I call it ‘Emotionally Blocked.’”

Haruka:
“Why is he frowning like he stepped on a tack?”

Tomo (serious now):
“…Because I think he’s hurting.”

Kanae and Yuuji in the library. She’s showing him a book of classic paintings. Stops at one of a girl looking away from a boy.

Kanae:
“She reminds me of someone. Looking away… because if she looks too long, it’ll show.”

Yuuji (quiet):
“...That she’s in love.”

Kanae (soft):
“Or that she’s scared.”

Sad moment: Haruka returns to the rooftop quietly. She stands at the entrance, watching the group laugh without her. She turns to leave again—

—Yuuji grabs her wrist.

Yuuji:
“Where are you going?”

Haruka looks away, eyes misty.

Haruka:
“I don’t want to ruin the balance… I’m scared if I stay, things will change.”

Yuuji:
“They already have.”

Final shot: Haruka steps forward, and for the first time in a while, sits beside him again. Kanae watches quietly. Tomo smiles gently.

Narration (Yuuji):
“We can’t keep pretending forever. Something’s already begun.”