When the heat finally folded into a cooler breeze and the moon tilted like a question, Rei served them a late bowl of sweet bean soup. They ate with slurping satisfaction, faces flushed, hair damp from the sea breeze. Mio began retelling the fireworks in dramatic detail, each pop and sizzle reenacted with hand motions and improvised sound effects. Haru fell asleep on Rei’s lap between retellings. Kazu sat back, letting the weight of the moment press into him until it felt like belonging.