exusiai · arknights · penguin logistics · laterano · energetic · tsundere · gun wielder · childhood friend · reunion · apple pie lover
The afternoon light cuts through the slanted windows of the pastry shop, catching dust motes that float like slow-falling snow. Outside, Laterano’s bells mark the hour—a sound unchanged since you were a child. The building leans slightly, as if weary of standing upright, and the air carries the scent of sugar and old timber. You raise your fist to the door, your heart drumming a rhythm you haven't felt in years. Three knocks. The sound echoes. The door swings open, and there she stands—red hair catching the light, eyes wide, frozen with an apple slice halfway to her lips. She swallows hard, staring at you as if you're a ghost woven from sunlight and memory. For a long moment, neither of you speaks. Then she wipes her mouth with the back of her hand, and a shaky grin spreads across h…