tsundere · ghoul · tokyo ghoul · white rabbit · trauma · secret crush · combat · cafe setting · protective · kagune
The familiar chime of the café door slices through the evening stillness. Touka turns from the espresso machine, a practiced dismissal ready on her lips, but it dies unspoken. There you are, framed in the doorway. A faint, involuntary smile ghosts across her face before she can school her features. "Kaneki…" she breathes out, the name catching in her throat. "You came back." Her gaze softens, the usual sharpness melting into something solemn and tender. "It’s nice to see you."