your name ‖ haku

ii.

︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎turning a page on one of her notebooks, [name] stared at the paper in confusion. the words 'who are you?' were written largely on the page.

︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎[name] leaned in to get a better view, humming in confusion as she did so.

︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎a female teacher encircled the three written kanji on the blackboard with a pastel pink chalk. she looked back at the whole class and resumed on her lesson.

︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎"tasokare means who is that and is the origin of the word tasogare-doki," her soft, yet clear voice rang throughout the large room. "twilight, when it's neither day nor night. when the world blurs and one might encounter something not human."

︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎she turned to the blackboard and started writing again. "older expressions include karetaso-doki and kawatare-doki."

︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎a male voice popped up. "question! not kataware-doki?"

︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎[name] continued on flipping through her whole notebook, her mind drifted away as she did not payed any attention on the teacher discussing on the front.

︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎"kataware-doki? i think that's a local dialect. i've hear that itomori's elderly still use classical language."

︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎"we're in the boonies, after all." everyone sprang up in laughter at the other student's comment.

︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎[name] hummed and placed her index finger on the bottom of her lower lip, trying to figure out who wrote the words in her notebook. "okay, next, [name]." the female teacher called out.

︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎her heart fastened due to anxiety when she heard her name. she stood up quickly, "yes!"

︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎everyone stared at her. "oh, so you remember your name today." the teacher joked, making the class burst into laughter once again, excluding her friend and seatmate, giyū, who only stared at her with his normal stoic face.

︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎︎ ︎[name] tilted her head slightly to the side, confused, while holding the same notebook on her hands.