Yukinoshita Shizuku woke up in a wave of feverish heat.
In her dreams, it felt as though a fire was burning. She murmured unconsciously.
"Kagami, it's so hot..."
Her voice was sticky and slurred, carrying traces of lingering sleep. She smacked her lips, unconsciously rolling the blanket into a ball and hugging it tightly like a lifebuoy. She rolled over, finally struggling to pry open her heavy eyelids.
She stared blankly for a good while, seemingly trying hard to recall when she had gotten into bed. Was it night or morning right now?
Ah, it seemed she had gone to pick up Kagami yesterday. Then, they had gotten caught in the rain together, returned, and taken a bath. After that, she had suddenly developed a fever and gone back to her room to lie down.
And then...
Then Kagami fed me porridge, sang to me, relieved my pain, and...
Wiped my sweat?
She vaguely recalled that she seemed to have asked him to help wipe her sweat.
What about after that? She couldn't remember what happened next.
At this thought, Yukinoshita Shizuku jolted completely awake and sat bolt upright.
She looked at her pajamas. Wait, that's not right!
Yesterday, she was clearly wearing the light blue ones. How did they become this white set?
As she thought about this, the color instantly drained from her face. She immediately lifted her pajamas to check.
Her bra was off too!
Yesterday...
Yukinoshita Shizuku seemed to recall that yesterday, to make it easier for Tsushima Kagami to unhook her bra, her dazed self had directly pulled her clothes up.
But... but!
But I don't think I asked him to help me take off my bra!
And I definitely didn't ask him to help me change my pajamas!
Just what happened after that? Why can't I remember anything at all?!
Ahhhhh!
Yukinoshita Shizuku's pale little face instantly flushed crimson again. She knelt on the bed, covering her cheeks with both hands.
Yukinoshita Shizuku, just what in the world did you do!
After sitting on the bed for a good while, Yukinoshita Shizuku finally calmed down and took a deep breath.
Stay calm, I need to stay calm.
This is just normal mutual care between family members.
Yes, that's right.
Having finally found a reason to somewhat soothe her racing thoughts, Yukinoshita Shizuku picked up the phone by her bedside to check the time.
It was already nearing nine o'clock. She had never slept in this late before. It seemed she had slept soundly through the entire night.
She patted her chest as if to cheer herself on, then slowly got out of bed, put on her slippers, and walked to her door.
She rubbed her cheeks with her hands for a moment, finally restoring her usual calm expression. Then, she turned the door handle and stepped out of the room.
She carefully approached Tsushima Kagami's door. Just as she was about to knock, Tsushima Kagami's voice rang out from inside.
"Come in."
Assuming Tsushima Kagami had already heard her footsteps, Yukinoshita Shizuku directly twisted the handle and slowly pushed the door open to a crack.
She then poked her head through the gap and saw Tsushima Kagami sitting at his desk, drawing something.
Noticing the movement at the door, Tsushima Kagami turned to look and smiled.
"What are you doing? You look like a thief."
Hearing him say this, Yukinoshita Shizuku suddenly realized how suspicious and guilty her behavior was, like a hamster spying on a secret.
But... but!
Logically speaking, shouldn't he be the guilty one right now? The one who took the liberty to... do those things!
And shouldn't she be the one marching over with a bit of indignant shame to self-righteously question him?
Why did he look so composed, even able to laugh at her?
It was as if everything that happened yesterday was just a perfectly normal slice of daily life, already scattered to the wind.
Yet here she was, squirming and fidgeting like a fool who had done something wrong and was terrified of being caught?
Ah, stay calm, stay calm.
She silently repeated it in her heart again, her nails lightly digging into her palm.
He wasn't wrong. I allowed it; I even asked for his help.
I wasn't wrong either. I was truly too unwell to take care of myself at the time. This was just the most normal mutual care between family members, nothing more.
Right, exactly.
Having once again completed her fragile psychological reconstruction, Yukinoshita Shizuku took a deep breath, finally pushed the door fully open, and walked in confidently.
"What are you drawing?"
Tsushima Kagami looked at Yukinoshita Shizuku, then at the drawing on his desk, and smiled.
"Just casually sketching some storyboard compositions for practice."
Yukinoshita Shizuku simply gave a faint nod, then spoke again.
"Um... thank you for taking care of me yesterday."
At the mention of this, Yukinoshita Shizuku subconsciously averted her face, not daring to meet Tsushima Kagami's eyes again.
"Don't mention it. After all, it's my fault you caught a fever."
"How is it? Are you feeling better?"
Yukinoshita Shizuku nodded and turned her head back to look at Tsushima Kagami.
"Much better."
"I didn't pass the cold onto you, did I?"
"Rest assured, my body is perfectly healthy."
After saying that, Tsushima Kagami remembered something and continued.
"Oh right, there's porridge cooked downstairs. You can eat it after you wash up."
With that, Tsushima Kagami looked at Yukinoshita Shizuku, who was still standing there.
"Is something wrong?"
Yukinoshita Shizuku rubbed the hem of her shirt with both hands, hesitating for a long time before she finally spoke.
"Um, did... did you help me change my pajamas?"
Hearing this, Tsushima Kagami held back a laugh and said.
"So that's what this is about."
"Don't laugh! Isn't this important?"
Laughed at by Tsushima Kagami, all of Yukinoshita Shizuku's awkwardness and shyness vanished into thin air.
"Ahaha, it is, it is."
After finishing his laugh, Tsushima Kagami looked at Yukinoshita Shizuku, who was now scrutinizing him very seriously.
"Mother changed your clothes for you."
"When she came back to check on you last night, you had sweated all over again, and your pajamas were completely soaked."
"So she just changed everything for you."
"Ah! Mother changed them?"
"Who else? Did you actually think I changed them for you?"
Tsushima Kagami spread his hands, looking at Yukinoshita Shizuku, who now seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Where is Mother?"
Yukinoshita Shizuku only just remembered that her mother had returned, yet she hadn't seen her at all.
"Mother went back to the company very early."
"When you lay down with a fever yesterday, I gave her a call. She made a special trip back last night just to check on you."
Hearing this, Yukinoshita Shizuku recalled her mother's exhausted yet persevering expression every day, and her heart couldn't help but warm.
"Then... then last night, helping me wipe my sweat..."
"That was indeed me wiping it for you."
After saying that, Tsushima Kagami suddenly realized something and added.
"You can't hold me accountable after the fact! You were the one who told me to do it!"
"I wouldn't do that!"
Having finally cleared things up, Yukinoshita Shizuku turned around and walked out of Tsushima Kagami's room.
"I'm not talking to you anymore. I'm going to wash up."
Listening to the thump thump thump of footsteps heading down the stairs.
Tsushima Kagami finally turned back around, picked up his pen, and continued his previous drawing.
The manuscript was divided into various styles of storyboard panels, and inside each panel were two round masses, composed from different angles.
Tsushima Kagami rested his dip pen against his chin, his brows furrowed in deep thought for a long time.
It wasn't right. No matter what, he couldn't draw yesterday's effect...
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