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Shoujo manga is the highest class of literature, actually. Ouran High School Host Club should be required reading in schools. At least, Luka will argue as much. It has everything. Saccharine romance, heart-throbbing plotlines, handsome men and the cutest girls...[break][break]

There's no better genre. And yet she's always a little too embarrassed to gush about it much. Others might pass it off as silly or shallow, but what's the matter with wanting to indulge in a simple, sweet romance?[break][break]

Still, it's enough that she's a little embarrassed to be reading it in public. But this series is so compelling, and she only has so many hours in the day. So during a break from work she can't help but devour the latest volume in the corner of a cozy cafe.[break][break]

The first time she notices someone else looking at her, she passes it off as a coincidence. Heaven knows the number of times she'd accidentally stared at someone else in the midst of a daydream. She smiles softly, returns to her book, and forgets about it almost immediately.[break][break]

Only it happens again, and again, and again. Eventually there's no mistaking it: a pretty girl is looking at her. And even as a taken woman, Luka can't stop a delicate blush from rising to her cheeks.[break][break]

And then she spots it, on the table. The cover of a series she had just started herself! She had almost immediately fallen for the main love interest's stoic charm...he reminded her, in a way, of @remiel. But the manga is even juicier than any real life romance! She wonders if the other woman had gotten to the part where he helped the protagonist up, where it was so significant since he hated human contact...[break][break]

She wants to talk about it. And if that means she has to be the one to bridge the gap, so be it! Luka rises, book in one hand and pink lemonade in the other, and walks over to the woman's table.[break][break]

"Hi! Sorry, um, I couldn't help but notice..." Drenched in politeness, Luka still feels a little awkward about approaching the other woman first, even though they'd been playing eye tag for almost a quarter hour. [break][break]

"It's just...your book! I love that series. Have you gotten very far yet? Isn't, like...isn't the love interest so dreamy?"

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