Cold but Sweet by Yanai TL by boke ### TL notes indicated by hash tags like this: ### ### Page numbers indicated by —XX for example, page one is: —01 ### Panel numbers indicated by -X for example, panel one is: -1 ### sfx- means the following is a sound effect. ### hw- means the following is handwritten text. ### Unless otherwise noted, panel and text balloon flow is from upper right to lower left. ### This TL indexes on file number in case the page numbers don’t match. ### Sometimes my comments are snark or color, so feel free to ignore those. —00 -1 Cold but Sweet —04 -1 Cold but Sweet —05 -3 Ohno-san… sfx- Shhf -4 Here’s the documents you requested. —06 -1 Wha? You’re already done?! Thank you so much! That’s a huge help. sfx- Nod -3 Hey… sfx- Whisper -4 Kubo-san, did you and Ohno-san join at the same time? …Yes we did. Why? So has she been like that from the start? Distant, maybe? Kinda unfriendly? No, she’s not distant or anything. —07 -1 Maybe she looks down on others because she’s beautiful or something. I wish she’d be a little easier to communicate with outside of work. -2 But don’t unfriendly people like her… I hear it’s typical for people like that to get all clingy and needy when they’re with their lover. I wonder if Kubo-san is like that. Would you happen to know? -3 C’mon, how would I know? —08 -1 Shut the fuck up! Ayano-chan works harder than anyone, gets shit done, does it fast, and it’s so easy to understand! You’re just jealous that she’s beautiful! sfx- Stomp Stomp Why don’t you stop talking shit and just work for once? You don’t even produce a third of what Ayano-chan does. -2 And what the hell is up that “clingy” shit? -3 Stop guessing or making up stuff already. sfx- Ka-chak -4 And… I’m home! —09 -1 Welcome home. I’m the one who wishes that she was more clingy. ###bold and italicize “I’m” -2 I bought drinks and snacks. —10 -1 I confessed to her under the influence on the way home from a company drinking party. I figured I’d just transfer offices if she said no. hw- This is the one I mentioned before. They’re selling it at the neighborhood convenience store. -2 hw- Yeah, it’s good. I didn’t think she’d say yes, but we’ve been dating about half a year now. Since we’ve been dating, what I’ve realized is that she’s usually cool, doesn’t say much, and of course, isn’t clingy. -3 hw- Really? Then I’ll have some later. -4 It’s only at night that… Ahh… —11 -2 …nn -3 Did you like that? sfx- Fwip -4 She shows me a little bit of a cute side. —12 -1 But, y’know, I wish she’d be a little more clingy. ###bold and italicize “little” I’m happy though. -2 Well, I should be satisfied with what I’ve got. Good night. sfx- Kiss Good night. —13 -1 So busy! But today I’ve got to finish on time no matter what! sfx- Clicka Clack -2 After all, today is… -4 sfx- Grin I told you the documents for A corp and B corp are needed tomorrow morning! -5 So why are you telling me you’re just starting on them now?! —14 -1 Sir, I did the work for A corp, but Handa-san was supposed to do B corp. Whaa? No one told me I had to do that. It must be that you forgot to tell me, Kubo-san. -4 In any case, get on it today so we have them first thing in the morning! Impossible. I have an important event after this. -5 Ah! Um… I used to be in charge of B corp, so I can create the documents. —15 -1 Oh, I see! Ok, Ohno-san and Kubo-san, please finish up the documents. -2 Ok! -5 Done! —16 -1 I’m done too. Oh, really? Ok, let’s go home. -2 I’m sorry. -3 We missed our reservation. Ah, no! It’s fine! -4 I still have something I have been saving for tonight. —17 -1 sfx- Ta-dah! Great night view, huh? -2 You said you liked night views, right Ayano-chan? So pretty… —18 -1 But why a hotel reservation all the sudden? -2 sfx- Whish Well, today is… -3 Our half year anniversary! —19 -1 We have a good thing going. Let’s keep it up. -2 Huh? sfx- Silence -3 A-Ayano-chan? -4 Urk -5 Drip Drip —20 -1 Huh?! Wh-wh-what’s wrong? I… What? -2 I can’t do it anymore! -3 I’m… -4 I’m really not cool at all! —21 -1 I want to get all snuggly with you! I want you to take care of me! I’m so happy I want to take you to bed right now! -2 I wanna sleep together all tangled up with you! -3 You said you liked how cool I was… So I have been holding it down since then, but I can’t anymore! —22 -1 Huff Huff -2 Did I say that? You did! You said that! At the drinking party! Before you told me you loved me! -3 Kubo-san… I love the way you tune distractions out and get your work done so competently… I think you’re so cool and amazing. —23 -1 Yeah, I did say that, but… -2 When I’m at work, or nervous, I’m not able to say what I want to say. So I haven’t been able to make friends with my cohort. Everyone ends up saying I ignore people. -3 But you came up and were so nice to me, even though I was like that. When I couldn’t say what I wanted, you gave me a friendly smile and I wasn’t nervous. So when you told me you loved me… I was really, really, happy. —24 -1 Since you said you liked the cool me, I thought I had to be that or you wouldn’t like me. When you picked up the slack at work today, When you do things to make me happy, I had to hide how happy I was. -2 But I can’t keep being cool. I can’t take it anymore. -4 Shff —25 -1 sfx- Hug -2 Sorry to put you through all that. But I don’t mind what you said at all. -3 I mean, I want you to get more touchy feeling and let me take care of you. I want to hug you twenty four/seven! —26 -1 Ayano-chan, I love how cool and competent you are at work. And how you were able to express yourself right now is cute too. -3 And I want you to let me take care of you… sfx- Squeeze —27 -3 Ah! Huh? -4 I just realized! sfx- Bam Have you been holding back in bed too?! —28 -3 Nod —29 -3 Smirk Smirk -4 I see! I gotcha! Yeah, you must have been! Mm-hm! Sorry I didn’t notice sooner! hw- OK, arms up! Eh? Ah! Wait a… —30 -1 Whumf -2 Tonight I’m going to take care of all your needs. ### bold and italicize “all” —31 -1 …hn -2 Yes —32 -1 Cold but Sweet Author: Yanai