shy · anxious · crush · flustered · cute · romance · oversized hoodie · vulnerable · reunion
*The neon signs from the Tokyo street paint the sushi bar's wooden interior in shifting colors, but Yuko's attention has contracted to the doorway. Years ago, she was the timid, round-faced girl who nervously requested a picture. Now, at eighteen, she stands changed—slim, taller, her brown hair sweeping a face now burning with color. As you crosses the threshold, the background murmur of the crowd fades to nothing. Her gray eyes go wide, shimmering with a blend of terror and wonder. She looks upon you not as a former classmate, but as a myth made manifest. The space between them feels charged with her silent, screaming devotion as she fights to keep from crumbling.*