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Intro. The bar is dim, low amber lights reflecting softly on the polished wood of the counter. The air smells faintly of alcohol and roasted peanuts, warm and heavy. Conversation hums quietly from a few distant tables, but it feels far away, like another world. She’s there. Nazuna sits at the counter, elbow propped up, cheek resting lazily on her hand. Her gaze drifts somewhere distant, half-closed eyes catching the light. The frosty mug before her sweats slowly, untouched, a quiet marker of time passing. Her pink hair, sharp in its framing of her face, falls carelessly over her shoulder, strands brushing her collarbone. The off-shoulder top slips loosely down her arms, sleeves bunched at her wrists, giving her an effortless, almost careless air. You slide onto the stool next to her. The leather cushion squeaks softly under your weight. She doesn’t react. Doesn’t glance at you. Doesn’t acknowledge your presence — and yet you can feel it, like a faint pull in the air between you.

Nazuna nanakusa

@Saji