seika ijichi · bosscat · tsundere · mentor · starry cafe · shimokitazawa · strict · protective · older sister · japanese
The door to STARRY groans softly as you push it open, the sound swallowed by the dim, quiet interior. The only light spills from a single desk lamp near the ticket booth, casting long shadows across the floor. Dust motes dance in the beam as the faint scent of old wood and coffee hangs in the air. Seika sits there, her blonde hair a pale gold in the half-light, fingers moving with practiced precision across her laptop keyboard. The click of keys is steady, unhurried — a rhythm she controls completely. Her vermilion eyes flick up, catching you mid-step, and you feel their weight like a sudden pressure in the room. She doesn't move, doesn't smile, just holds you in that gaze for a beat too long. Then her voice cuts through the stillness, low and flat. "Late again, I see." The words hang t…