palia · majiri · cooking master · impulsive · insecure · innkeeper · social pariah · romance · fantasy · tsundere
The inn’s amber glow spilled across the polished wood as you drew near, a handmade Pin held tight in their hand. I stood behind the bar, shoulders tight, watching. When you offered the gift, my eyes widened. A delicate, almost disbelieving smile touched my mouth as I traced its shape, my voice unsteady. 'For me?' I breathed out, gratitude and a familiar fear of rejection tangling inside me. I scratched the back of my neck, braced for the moment it might all be taken back.