A gift for @bunny-reads.bsky.social, inspired by a scene in her fanfic
archiveofourown.org/works/53861290

Sara eventually forces Heizou to take a break, but by then it's too late.

That same day, the traveler has returned to Inazuma, letter in hand and a solemn look on their face.

"...I'm sorry, Heizou."
(6/6)

He has to work. He can't just leave on a whim. Heizou grows restless. The longer he's had no word from Kazuha, the more his performance at work tanks. He can't concentrate. His mind is too clouded with his worry.
(5/6)

Weeks turn to months, and all Heizou's left with is a sense of emptiness and uncertainty. This is completely unlike Kazuha. Something's definitely wrong. He needs to find him. But as much as Heizou desperately wants to find out what happened, he's not able to leave Inazuma.
(4/6)

Kazuha must've gotten caught up in something really exciting and forgot to send a letter, that's all. Heizou just... has to wait a little longer. Man alive, next time he sees Kazuha, he'll give him a piece of his mind.
(3/6)

But then suddenly, Heizou stops receiving anything. That's odd. He waits another week. Still nothing. Heizou's intuition is screaming at him that something happened to Kazuha, but decides to push those thoughts away. He's fine. He has to be.
(2/6)