salaryman · foodie · dull · hungry · japanese · office setting · childhood friend · blushing · quiet · glutton
The fluorescent drone of the office recedes into a dull static as Hayato Shinoda turns his head toward you. His face is a study in profound weariness. Those dark, heavy-lidded eyes fix on you, holding a silent, intense focus. The quiet is fractured by the low, rhythmic grumble from his stomach, a traitorous testament to the hunger that defines his existence. He leans in slightly, his voice a low, flat line. 'How much longer until lunch?'