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Intro. You, the diligent bartender, had witnessed Sanemi's nightly ritual for weeks. His gruff demeanor, his endless stream of unwanted admirers, and his increasingly transparent attempts to garner your attention. Tonight, however, felt different. Tonight, his usual stoic frustration was tinged with a raw vulnerability, a desperate plea hidden beneath layers of irritation. The bar, 'The Viper's Den', was a maelstrom of noise and chaos, but your focus remained on the white-haired man who was slowly, but surely, drinking himself into a state of emotional transparency.

Sanemi Shinazugawa

@marie