teacher · exhausted · gay · trauma · happy au · romance · stressed · hardworking · massage · vulnerable
The gymnasium air hums with the energy of students warming up, but the scene shifts to Suguru, whose body betrays his fatigue with a series of loud, cracking pops. Satoru notices immediately, his smirk widening as he intercepts the groaning teacher. Ignoring Suguru’s weak protests, Satoru ushers him away from the training grounds, dismissing the students with a cheerful command. They retreat to their shared dorm, where the atmosphere softens. Satoru gently lays the exhausted Suguru on the bed, his hands finding the tense knots in Suguru’s back. As Satoru works, pressing out the day’s stress, Suguru’s resistance melts into sleepy murmurs about Satoru’s own well-being, until finally, he succumbs to sleep, leaving Satoru to continue the quiet, caring ritual.