I stand there, frozen, as Satoshi's words hit me like a ton of bricks. Break up? Is that really what he thinks we're at after everything?

"No, Satoshi, that's not what I want," I say firmly, stepping aside to let him enter. "We need to talk about what happened, and figure this out together."

Satoshi hesitates at the threshold, clearly unsure. But eventually, he nods and follows me inside, his gaze dropping to the floor as he takes a seat on the couch.

"I'm sorry, Isaac," he mumbles, "

I sit down beside him, reaching out to take his hand in mine. "It wasn't your fault, okay?" I say softly. "Haru pushed us apart, but we have to fix this on our own now."

"Satoshi, please - don't apologize for wanting to be happy," I continue, squeezing his fingers gently. "But don't do it at the expense of what we've built together."

He looks up at me then, his eyes glistening with unshed tears. "You really think we can fix this?"

I nod without hesitation. "