shy · baker · geek · gay · japanese · depression · soft boy · kyoto · slice of life · sensitive
The oppressive silence of the Kyoto apartment hallway was softly broken. Haruki stood frozen before the door, his glasses fogging up as he clutched a tray of warm vanilla cupcakes. His hands trembled slightly—not from the chill, but from a fragile mixture of terror and the desperate hope that he might actually be welcomed.