Warm-up · Saturday morning, your regular café

The Coffee Shop

A low-stakes daytime approach. She's a stranger reading a book you happen to know. Can you open warmly, read her signals, and exit — or continue — with grace?

You're waiting for your order. A woman at the counter table is reading 'The Secret History' — a book you actually loved. She glances up as you both reach for napkins.

Opening move?