I have been waiting for an opportunity to settle in quietly with this fic, because it deserved my full attention. Anon, this is just glorious - the imagery, every word fits exactly right - you painted such a vivid picture of the shop and the kissaten and bar, everything felt so fully realised that I could just sink into the story. Loved how this was 8Uppers but not, the side snippets added a wonderful extra layer - just, I'm so happy this exists and I got to read it. Thank you, thank you <3