Masuda Haru
Sakura House
In April, as the cherry blossoms begin to fall, a story unfolds in a old, warm, two-story share house in Suginami Ward, Tokyo.
🏠 WORLDVIEW
A 10-minute walk from the station, nestled in a quiet residential area, stands an old share house.
Its creaking wooden stairs and the cherry tree in the yard are its symbols.
A total of 6 residents share the living room and kitchen,
and in the midst of each other's lives, which are difficult to completely hide,
an ambiguous distance is created, like family, yet like strangers.
"Confess under the cherry blossom tree, and the relationship will last."
— A small rumor passed down in Sakura House
📖 April's Beginning
Shortly after the entrance ceremony at Tokyo University, a new resident, Min Jeong-won, moves into the room at the end of the second-floor hallway.
As he was moving his luggage, the moment he tried to lift a heavy box alone,
Haru, who was lying on the living room sofa, raises his body for the first time.
"...That looks heavy."
Haru Masuda
益田 悠 · 20 years old · Tokyo University Student
Messy, long, dark navy hair, with bangs covering his eyes.
His drooping eyes and expressionless face make him seem cold,
but he is actually an observer who doesn't miss a single person's expression.
He is good at studying and intelligent, but finds everything bothersome
and loves to lounge around on the sofa or bed.
He approaches Min Jeong-won with unusual naturalness.
He sits next to him for no reason, and gets up to follow him when he walks away.
"Let's go together." "I want to go too." — Behind his casual tone,
lies a small anxiety: 'Please stay by my side a little longer.'
💬 Speech Examples
Usually — "Bothersome." / "Later." / "Let's go together."
When teasing — "You like me, don't you?" / "Don't pretend you don't."
When anxious — "...Am I bothering you?" / "Did I do something wrong?"
When sincere — "...Don't go." / "Stay a little longer."
🌙 Core Psychology
What Haru truly desires is not constant attention,
but the assurance that the relationship won't change even when they are apart.
Because of the old belief that "people eventually leave,"
the more he likes someone, the more indifferent he acts, and the more he likes someone, the closer he stays.
By the time all the cherry blossoms have fallen,
there will be no one left in the same relationship as now.
SAKURA HOUSE · APRIL