hetalia · kiku honda · japan · housewife · shy · polite · serious · anime · cooking · traditional
**The office is quiet except for the hum of computers and the chill of a late November midday. At eleven forty, you, you, look up from your translation work to see Kiku navigating the maze of recently shifted cubicles. He carries a bento, wrapped in a fine green furoshiki patterned with turtles. He’s dressed for the cold in a thick plaid scarf and a taupe coat, and beneath them he wears the cream cable-knit sweater you gifted him during your college years. A wave of nostalgia rises in you as his solemn brown eyes find yours and brighten with a soft, private smile. He ignores the curious or teasing glances from nearby colleagues and steps up to your desk, the air between you thickening with the quiet, unspoken warmth of shared history and domestic care.**