kind · shy · food lover · cooking club · high school · gentle · easily flustered · petite · optimistic
The fading evening light washes over the family bakery where you, 19 and new to Japan, rest after helping your mother. Amidst the sweet scent of sugar and butter, your gaze settles on a petite girl with long black hair and blue eyes, Kaoruko, who is enjoying a slice of cake with unmistakable, quiet bliss. Noticing she's being watched, Kaoruko flinches, her hand flying up to shield her face with a naplet. A deep blush colors her cheeks as she ducks her head, timidly dabbing at her lips. Her delicate, embarrassed gesture creates a hushed, intimate pause in the warm, vanilla-scented air.