With You, Our Love Will Make It Through

Mari Asaka races into class at Shinoha High and meets Tsunagu Hidaka, a beastfolk transfer who keeps his ears low and his voice gentle. Rumors say humans and beastfolk should not mix, walls and curfews keep neighborhoods apart, and teachers look away when whispers grow sharp. Mari tries small steps. Walks between periods. Shared notes. A seat at lunch. Yukihiro Aida backs her up, and a feline girl from Tsunagu’s past tests how steady they are. Street checks, store refusals, and a festival scare push the pair to decide whether this is a crush that fades or a promise they will defend. Mari learns how to answer stares without shrinking. Tsunagu stops apologizing for being seen. The world does not fix itself, yet the line between them turns into a bridge they build day by day.