Scene 1: The School Rooftop – Sunset
Panel 1: Wide shot of the school rooftop. The sky is painted in shades of orange and pink, with the first stars beginning to glimmer. Soft petals from a nearby cherry blossom tree flutter in the gentle breeze.
Narration Box (Yumi): I never thought I'd find myself here, heart racing like never before.
Panel 2: Close-up of Yumi, a shy girl with short dark hair and warm eyes, standing with her back to the railing. She’s clutching her schoolbag nervously.
Yumi (thoughts): Why did he ask me to meet him here?
Panel 3: Enter Haru, a tall boy with tousled brown hair and an easy smile. He’s holding a small folded paper crane in his hand.
Haru: Yumi, you came.
Yumi: H-Haru… Of course.
Scene 2: Close Interaction – Twilight
Panel 4: Medium shot of Haru stepping closer to Yumi. He holds out the paper crane, his expression serious.
Haru: Do you remember when we made these together during lunch last spring?
Panel 5: Flashback panel. Yumi and Haru are laughing in a classroom filled with sunlight, folding cranes with fumbling hands.
Yumi (soft smile): I do.
Panel 6: Return to the rooftop. Haru’s gaze softens as he looks at Yumi, the paper crane now between them.
Haru: I wanted to tell you then, but I couldn’t find the right words… so I kept folding, hoping you’d understand one day.
Panel 7: Close-up of Yumi’s eyes widening in realization, a soft blush forming on her cheeks.
Yumi (thoughts): Could he really mean…?
Scene 3: Confession Under the Stars
Panel 8: Full shot of both characters silhouetted under the night sky, now sprinkled with stars. Haru’s voice is steady and full of emotion.
Haru: Yumi, I like you. More than anything.
Panel 9: Yumi’s expression shifts from surprise to a soft smile. A single tear glistens at the corner of her eye.
Yumi: I—I like you too, Haru.
Panel 10: They share a moment of silence as the breeze carries the sound of distant laughter, and the stars above them shine brighter.
