A 15 years old girl comes to visit her best friends house and comes across her rude big o'l brother that turns to a nice connection.
TW: Might contain: Sex, Violence (Domestic & Physical), Language
!Not suitable for sensitive people!
I once remember eating a bitter sweet matcha cake while drinking coffee while sitting near the ocean ever since I started living in an apartment when I was 18. There was so much memory made in that apartment, including my first failed relationship and after that break up with my first boyfriend or every time I feel sad, I would always eat a plain matcha cake, but when my husband and I started dating, I started eating a matcha cake with strawberries and chocolate syrup. It was more sweeter whenever I'm with him, and to that, the taste of the matcha cake fits our relationship, bitter sweet perfection.
---Shibuya, 2007---
Y/N was finally 18. She got a part time job as a tutor in a English and History strand. Currently she's in her apartment, by the window as she watches the ocean, eating that bitter sweet matcha cake.
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"Bitter sweet hm... Shit, what am I even doing?", She takes a bite and after that, takes a sip of her coffee.
She wonders to herself, there were so many times she has been in love but was turned down by faith, is faith planning something for her? She wonders... Though the only thing she's been in line for is her collage, law strand.
She sighs softly and took the cake back in the fridge and covered the coffee mug and decided to get outside and smoke her stress off, feeling conflicted about something that she doesn't even know herself.
Y/N goes downtown as the sun starts to set. She sat on a bench after buying a malboro cigarette from the vending machine.
"What have you become Y/N...", She looks up the sky as she blew out a smoke.
Even though it's just been 2 years, many things have changed.
Then, it started raining; it was like God was sending her a sign.
"Is this your plan for me Lord? To have a constant downfall?", She contemplates, she sighs and went to a nearby small seafood restaurant.
She steps on her cigarette, extinguishing it before getting in.
Y/N, sits down on one of the booths and orders a beer.
"You seemed so down, that's not how I remember you.", Y/N looks at the guy and saw that it was Taiju.
"I don't remember you being so polite and caring.", Y/N said.
In response, Taiju chuckled and served her beer. "Hey, what can I say? If people don't change, they certainly do upgrade."
He then changed his demeanor to serious, "But seriously, what are you so adamant about?"
"I hate what I turned out to be, lately, I haven't been in the greatest, I only have 120,00 yen in my bank account... I haven't have any good sleep and I lost my job as a tutor.", She sighs. "Thank God, I'm a scholar."
And after a while more of drinking, Y/N started crying about how she kept on having a hard time because of a recent break up, an adding up eating disorder, her having to put up with her grandmother and grandfather's death and even having a few late paid bills.
Taiju kept reassuring, yet she kept crying.
"Almost every encounter I had with you are times when you're mostly crying. Don't worry, it will all fade away.", At this point it was more reasonable to comfort her since she was just letting it all out, so he listened to her and softly strokes her back as she drinks more until drunk.
One thing never changed though, it was that genuine feeling that Taiju grew and took care of for her.
"Hey, I'm gonna close the shop now. It's better for you to go home now.", He said as she watched her sleep, he had no choice but to take responsibility of this woman.
He paid for her tab and closed the store, it was still raining so he decided to take her wallet to find where she lives then went to her place.
"Damnit, for a woman you're such a slouch!", He said as he carried her up to the 3rd floor of the apartment, opening the door and taking off her shoes for her then laying her down on her bed and tucking her in.
And after fixing her and all, he went to the front door and prepared himself to leave despite the hard rain because he respects her privacy and her solitude.
As he was tying the lace of his boots, he felt something heavy and warm behind him.
"Don't leave me.", Y/N said as she hugs him from behind.
"You-... Woman, take your rests.", Taiju snickered.
"No. Stay.", She pressed herself against him.
Taiju felt her breast pressing on his back that got him flustered, this woman must've took off her bra, it was one of those habits of women.
One thing though, when it's the woman he likes, he respects, so feeling this makes hum feel so conflicted.
"Don't press yourself against me.", He pushes her away which made her stumble and she watched his back and admired him but in truth he was all flustered and embarrassed.
And when Taiju was about to get out and he was holding on the door knob, he was once again conflicted, but he did ended up going outside which made drunk Y/N slightly disappointed which made her look at the door for a while but just a few moments later, Taiju opened the door panting, with his hair wet like he rushed or something.
"You. Damn. Woman.", He closed the door behind him and removed his boots.
He went closer towards Y/N which made her slightly nervous but she managed to chuckle and that gave her a faint smirk.
"I hate you.", She said with her chin up, looking at him.
"I hate you as well.", He then removed his jacket and went more close to her, kissing her.
