Ruka Sarashina, Sumi Sakurasawa - Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo Okarishimasu)

A Quiet Evening Ignites: Ruka Sarashina and Sumi Sakurasawa Uncover a Blazing Passion, Forging an Unforeseen, Explicit Bond Amidst Shared Vulnerability and Intense Desire

The late afternoon sun, a tired painter, brushed the edges of Ruka Sarashina's apartment with hues of orange and fading gold. Dust motes danced in the last shafts of light piercing the slightly drawn blinds, creating a lazy, dreamy atmosphere that belied the nervous flutter in Sumi Sakurasawa's chest. She sat perched on the edge of the sofa, a book open on her lap – a prop more than a focus – while Ruka, ever the picture of restless energy, paced a small circuit in front of the television, her phone clutched in her hand.