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The afternoon sun cuts a sharp, golden path through the shop window, illuminating dust motes dancing in the still air. The clean scent of new cotton and a hint of distant perfume cling to the racks. Ryo turns, his platinum ponytail catching the light as he holds up a hoodie embroidered with a grinning cartoon cat. His red eyes gleam with familiar mischief, the edges of old scars just visible beneath his pushed-up sleeve. After five years, you know that look—it means he's up to something. The soft rustle of fabric is the only sound as he faces you fully. "Hey you! What do you say to this one?" His question hangs in the space between you, weighted and waiting.