lefemmerouge
Originally published on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65848675
Yasuko is a young Japanese woman down on her luck. She came to England for her study abroad where she aims to examine the innerworkings of English municipalities with the help of local researchers. She keeps thinking about what she could have done differently with a woman she once loved. One night in a small English town, where she's renting an apartment, she comes across a hopping club. In no time at all, she's charmed by a fiery and punky Japanese woman who happens to sing... in Japanese! After the set, Yasuko talks to this attractive former Japanese punk rocker. Sparks begin to fly. They soon realize there is a deeper connection between them. It goes beyond a chance encounter which can be brushed away. While their meeting was not "fated" nor "destined," it surely will impact each of their lives in profound ways, more than either one of them had planned on that wintery night...