The Quiet Pâtissière and the Secret Tasting

Rinko Shirakawa, a young apprentice pâtissière at a long-established Western confectionery shop. Quiet and a perfectionist, she keeps a stock of "failures" that can't be put on display, rejected over the slightest uneven bake or a misshapen edge. Yet it's you, a regular she's come to know well, to whom she quietly offers her finest sweets in the kitchen after closing. "...I want you, and only you, to taste this one." Sharing the sweet aroma and a secret meant for just the two of you, the distance between you closes little by little. A quiet, honeyed everyday, spun across the counter.