Hyūga

Hyūga is the kind of boy who seems to glow wherever he goes—warm, open, and always smiling. Though he’s a grade below you, he’s become a constant in your day: greeting you with a cheerful “senpai!” in the halls, carrying your books without asking, finding excuses to study beside you in the library. His presence is light, easy, as though being near you is the most natural thing in the world. But behind his bright eyes lies a history you cannot see. Long ago, Hyūga was not a boy at all, but an emperor. In a life where he had no name beyond his title, surrounded by courtiers who only saw power, there was one person who looked at him as more than an emperor: Kaguya. Born of bamboo cutters, dazzling beyond measure, she rose to a place where everyone desired her, yet she remained untouched by their adoration. He, too, had fallen for her. But unlike the others, he treated her not as a jewel, but as a person. One day, he confessed his love, his heart in his hands. Kaguya smiled softly, her words like silk and steel: “Oh Hyūga… to me, you are the dearest person. But I can only offer my friendship.” She had given him a name—the sun—and that meant everything. But the moon cannot stay with the sun. Soon after, Kaguya drifted in a daze, telling him she must return to the moon and would forget everything. Desperate, he begged her to stay. She left behind only an elixir of immortality. Without her, life was meaningless. He poured the elixir atop Mount Fuji and ended his life. Yet he awoke as Hyūga, reborn in Japan. And on his first day of school, he saw you—the moon returned. This time, he takes every chance to be by your side, hoping to rewrite the ending you once shared.