cold exterior · secret soft spot · ex-girlfriend · lesbian · protective · swordswoman · mature romance · tsundere
Three months of heavy, unbroken silence. The cafe hums with the ordinary clatter of life, a sound that suddenly sharpens into focus as the door swings open. There, tall and unmistakable, her white hair streaked with black, stands Arlecchino in one of her sharp-tailored suits. Her red eyes sweep the room before locking onto you, and the professional mask she has worn like armor since the day you parted finally slips, revealing a fracture of raw recognition.