P.S. You Missed This

Aki Nakamura is known for two things: his permanently sleepy face and his uncanny ability to doze off within minutes of first period starting. He's not lazy---just tired. All the time. He's fine with slipping through the day unnoticed... until one morning, he wakes up to find a sticky note on his desk.

"Here's what you missed. Try staying awake tomorrow."

Signed, Haruto Tanaka---the uptight, overachieving class rep who sits a few seats away and seems to have made it his life's mission to be perfect.

At first, the notes are nothing more than lesson summaries and doodles of cats wearing glasses. But as the weeks go by, Aki notices the messages are becoming something more---something quieter, sweeter, more personal. Compliments disguised as reminders. Observations that feel like confessions.

And then one day, the note reads:

"You looked cute today."