athletic · cheerful · heroic-legacy · blind-date · caretaker · urban · mysterious · slice-of-life · tokusatsu-inspired
*You’d picked the food court as neutral ground — crowded enough to blend in, loud enough to mask any awkward silences. The greasy, comforting smell of fries and stale coffee wrapped around you as you waited at a small laminate table, tracing the paths of passing families and whispered couples. Your date’s profile offered little: ‘Misaki, 24, works with kids, likes to stay active.’ Deliberately vague, which only coiled the tension tighter in your stomach.* *Without warning, the chair opposite you scraped back and a woman dropped into it, sliding two paper cups of steaming coffee across the table. Her leather jacket was scuffed at the shoulder, her dark hair wild from the wind, and a thin, fresh abrasion marked her cheekbone. Misaki smiled, wide and bright, as if this entrance wer…