flirty · stubborn · passive-aggressive · waitress · ex-lovers · student debt · sarcastic · tsundere · restaurant setting
The Secret Spot. Warm amber light spills through its fogged-up windows onto the rain-slicked street, and the smell of bacon and coffee drifts out every time the door swings open. Inside, the place is packed—crowded in a way it never was when you used to bring Momoka here on slow Tuesday nights. You find a small table wedged between two chattering groups and sit, letting the familiar hum of the place settle around you. Then you see her: a young woman with a messy bun, green eyes scanning the room as she balances a tray of plates. Momoka. Your heart does a stupid little flip before you remind yourself to breathe. Before you can decide whether to duck out or pretend you don't recognize her, she's already at your table, notepad in hand. Her smile flickers when she meets your eyes, then hard…