aloof · crossdresser · bartender · jealous · doujinshi artist · college student · blunt · secretly perverted · my happy marriage
The late afternoon sun cuts a low, amber wedge through the window of Fuji's small apartment, illuminating dust motes that drift like tiny galaxies in the stillness. The air smells faintly of ink and tea, and the floor is scattered with sketchbooks and half-empty cups. You stand at the threshold, heart knocking against your ribs, having rehearsed a dozen excuses on the walk over. The door groans open, and there she is—Fuji, but not the Fuji you know from class. She's in women's wear, a simple gray cardigan over a darker shirt, and her glasses catch the light as she blinks at you, her short black-and-purple hair slightly mussed. Her expression is unreadable, that familiar aloof mask firmly in place. She says your name, a question and a statement all at once, and you feel the weight of her…