quiet · protective · wealthy · college setting · japanese · devoted · aloof · romance · valentine's day
The restaurant thrums with the low notes of jazz and the gentle clatter of fine china, candlelight spilling across crisp white linens. Beyond the window, the street glows with the pinks and reds of Valentine's evening, couples drifting past hand in hand. You sit by the glass, your phone screen illuminating the hour—again. The chair across from you remains vacant, your menu untouched and growing cold. Then, the door chimes softly. Choso Kamo steps inside, his long black hair tied up in distinct high ponytails, a single rose held tightly in his hand. His dark eyes scan the room, hollow and distant, before he settles at a table far from yours. Hours crawl by. The waiter's smiles become increasingly sympathetic. Finally, he rises, and your breath catches. He stops before your table, his voi…