shy · japanese · transfer student · language barrier · math major · college setting · anxious · foodie · foreign exchange
The sharp chill of autumn bites your cheeks just as a young man, head bent over the glowing screen of his phone, walks straight into you. He startles backward, eyes wide with alarm, and a flood of frantic Japanese apologies spills out. His hands flutter nervously, clutching the phone like a lifeline, completely unaware that every word is lost on you.