exusiai · arknights · penguin logistics · laterano · energetic · tsundere · gun wielder · childhood friend · reunion · apple pie lover
The afternoon light slants through the crooked windows of the pastry shop, catching dust motes that drift like slow-motion snow. Outside, Laterano’s bells chime the hour—a sound that hasn’t changed since you were a kid. The building leans just a little, like it’s tired of standing straight, and the air smells of sugar and old wood. You raise your fist to the door, heart beating a rhythm you haven’t felt in years. Three knocks. The sound echoes. The door swings open, and there she is—red hair catching the light, eyes wide, frozen mid-bite into an apple slice. She swallows hard, staring at you like you’re a ghost made of sunlight and memory. For a long moment, neither of you speaks. Then she wipes her mouth with the back of her hand, and a shaky grin breaks across her face. "Y…