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  1. Public Bookmark 75

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    “I miss you too, Rui,” Tsukasa says, and Rui wonders if he ever mentioned missing him or if the boy could just see it in the way his fingers twitched towards him, the way his eyes always find him. “But it’s not worth getting attached when I could be on a stretcher the next time you see me.”

    “It is,” Rui says without thinking, like something is ripping the words from his throat. “It is worth it. It’s a risk I’m willing to take.”

    There’s something anxious about the way Tsukasa looks at him. “And that’s exactly why we should stay away from each other.”

    (Or, four times Tsukasa visits the medical ward, and the one time he might not make it out.)

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    11 Aug 2023

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    Kamishiro Rui, third year in middle school, is content to watch time pass by from the school roof. Down below is Tenma Tsukasa, an obnoxiously loud kid who also goes to his school, and Rui observes him without much interest. Until one day when he sees that Tenma's seemingly-permanent smile is fake.

    When Tenma barges onto the roof, Rui discovers that he's conceited and arrogant and full of himself. But despite Rui being dismissive and scathing, Tenma comes back again. And again. What is his deal, and why is he so determined to learn Rui's name and make him smile?

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    10 Aug 2023

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    Pride… Was he making his heavenly parents proud too by making people smile? Was he making Saki proud? Toya? His earth mother certainly was glowing, Tsukasa was drawn to it. Everything around him seemed to be warm and happy. What is this? What is this funny, happy feeling he gets from making other people smile? Satisfaction? Fulfillment?

    It feels… so familiar.

    Kanade yawns, using her free hand to rub her eyes. “What’d I miss?”

    Exactly, what is Tsukasa missing?

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    The Elixir of Immortality is the only thing that can save Tsukasa's beloved sister, Saki, from extinguishing too early. However, the only place the Elixir could be found was on earth, in the possession of descendants of Kaguya-hime. Tsukasa, like the good older brother he strives to be, volunteers himself to go and retrieve it. Even if it means needing to become a human, with devastating thoughts and feelings and love for the earth, to do so.

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    10 May 2023

  4. Public Bookmark 67

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    “I do love Rui with all my heart. I want to be by his side, to be his star actor forever. And as long as he wants me, I’ll be there. As long as he wants me to kiss his cheeks, as long as he wants me to be there in the mornings and in the evenings, I’ll be there. And as long as he wants me, I’ll always be there for him.”

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    "Tsukasa-kun is the only one for me. The only one I really want to be with forever. I've been through a lot of things in my life, but none of it prepared me for the overwhelming feeling of being loved, known, and cared for by the one person who sees the whole world in you. And you see everything in them in return. As long as I am able to breathe, I will protect, love and cherish your son to the best of my abilities, and even beyond. Because… without the sun, the moon can’t shine at all.”

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    Meeting the parents can be absolutely terrifying; especially if the parents you are meeting are the one's of the person you want to spend the rest of your life with.

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    23 Apr 2023

  5. Public Bookmark 95

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    Somehow, Rui ends up with his face buried in Nene’s shoulder, his dear friend’s hand wrapped around his, and a spoon of mint chocolate ice cream in his mouth. “Tsukasa,” he manages, but his heart seems to catch in his throat when he tries to continue, tongue going limp in his mouth.

    Nene does not press for the rest of his sentence. She just pats his head, and says, “I know, Rui.”

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    Or: Almost eight months after his and Tsukasa’s first kiss, Rui gets dumped.

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    17 Mar 2023