Old-Fashioned Cupcake

Edition excerpt from Old-Fashioned Cupcake with Cappuccino (2023): A visit to a pancake shop leads to an unexpected May-December romance that breathes life into the monotonous routine of an older salaryman.The daily grind both soothes and troubles older salaryman Nozue, until an unexpected visit to a pancake shop with his blunt younger coworker shakes things up!Thirty-nine-year-old Nozue went from living a routine, melancholic life of sleep and work to spending his days in bliss with Togawa, his younger subordinate. Now six months into their relationship, the two have graduated from dates at a pancake shop to spending their nights together. But when a coworker spots Togawa wearing one of Nozue’s ties to work, it sends Nozue spiraling into doubt about the feasibility of their relationship.