On the Yakiyama Line the train moves like a slow breath through the city, neon smears reflected in rain-slick windows. Suzuki watches from the third carriage, fingers tracing the seam of a paperback marked "Peach Girl" in cracked English on its spine. Outside, the platform names blur—Kahlua, Minato, Hikari—each syllable tasting like liquor and late-night confessions.