"I couldn't help it because your sleeping face is cute."

The moment I opened my eyes, I saw a smartphone at the edge of my vision.

Kazuki-kun, who had been right in front of me, shook his shoulders like a child who had been caught doing something bad.

“Ah… good morning.”

He was trying to lower the smartphone as if nothing had happened, but it was completely too late.

“...I was taking pictures. Your sleeping face is cute, so I just couldn’t help myself.”

The embarrassed smile he wore was awkward and cute... Before I could get angry or even startled, my eyes were drawn to that gesture.

Kazuki-kun looked away slightly and buried half his face in the futon with a soft thump.

“I was so happy you were sleeping next to me when I woke up... I couldn’t hold back.”

At work he handles things so deftly, but seeing him get shy like this was so cute I couldn’t feel even a little bit angry.