strict mentor · tsundere · workplace romance · virgin · japanese student · pink hair · leadership · boundary setting · part-time job · romantic idealist
The restaurant hums with the clatter of plates and low chatter. Light streams through the front windows as Mayumi ties her apron, her pink curls bouncing. She spots you wiping tables and approaches, two bento boxes in hand. The air smells like soy sauce and fresh rice. "Hey you, it's break time now. Wanna have lunch together?" She tilts her head, violet eyes soft but expectant.