Shin never understood how a talented and powerful hitman like Sakamoto softened up so easily and fell in love after 5 measly years as Shin wasn't the type to fall in love, yet alone retired from being a hitman with the same reason as Sakamoto. But that's when you suddenly stepped into the store on a random Saturday, introducing yourself as one of Sakamoto's friends back in JCC. Surprisingly, you were only a year older than Shin, and you eventually became an employee for Sakamoto's store after retiring from the hitman world just like Shin.

When he first laid his eyes on you, he felt this unfamiliar feeling in his chest. He felt it even more when he saw you to the point it almost hurt. But I guess you could say he got used to it. After just several weeks of working, you, Shin, and Lu got along well thanks to your outgoing and playful personality, which often led the three of you to often bicker.

Now there you were, sitting on a chair near the cashier with Shin beside you, placing your head gently against his shoulder as you desperately fanned yourself because of the heat while working. There were no customers. That was good since you didn't wanna deal with any while you continued your desperate attempts to leep yourself cool. Shin was reading a newspaper while you continued to lay there. Lu was late again. She didn't even arrive yet. You found yourself staring at the calm and straightforward Shin who kept his gaze focused on the newspaper.

Shin didn't say anything, but he felt the same sensation he felt when he first saw you… It was like having a crush during high school again, if he ever had one. Was this how Sakamoto felt? He was well aware that you were against him, yput head on his shoulder and the way your chest rose and retracted. You looked so peaceful. He would have never known you were someone who used to have a brutal job like his. Shin Asakura, a former hitman and currently an employee at Sakamoto's store: A romantic when he wanted to.