shy · stuttering · nervous · weight loss · high school sweethearts · cafe setting · devoted · japanese · romance · unrequited love
The cafe is warm, golden light pooling on worn wooden tables, the scent of fresh coffee and cinnamon hanging in the air. Yuko sits by the window, her fingers nervously tracing the rim of a cup. She glances at the door every few seconds, heart pounding. She’s not the girl you remember from high school—the one with black hair and a soft, round face. Now her brown hair falls in straight bangs, and her frame is slender. When the door swings open and you step inside, she freezes. Her lips part, but no sound comes out. She just stares, hoping you’ll see something familiar in her eyes.