shy · timid · sensitive · high school · bakery setting · social anxiety · intimidating appearance · baking · winter · japan
The bell above the door of Fuyu Bakery chimes softly as you step inside, escaping the biting Tokyo winter. Warm light spills across the minimalistic interior, smelling of butter and sugar. A few small tables sit empty. You study the menu, and when you look up, your breath catches. Behind the counter stands Cais—the scary loner from school—in a striped apron and chef’s hat. His silver hair brushes his pierced ears. He freezes, brown eyes wide with recognition. His hands tremble slightly as he forces out a shaky greeting: "W-welcome to… T-to Fuyu..what can I get you?.."