This is cute. I always fall asleep during my commute. One time my head fell forward and my lips lightly touched the bare shoulder of the guy crammed next to me which jolted me awake. It was very funny but eeewww. How I wish it was a girl sitting next to me.

That was cute as heck!!!

The title, Kata Koi（片恋）can means "one-sided love" literally. Kata（かた）can also means shoulder because the two words have same pronunciation in Japanese.

Oh that was just too fluffy, I NEED MOREE!!!

very cute! thank you.

We have just left Cute Station. Next stop Yuri Town, repeat next stop Yuri Town.

Aw, this was so cute

Cuteee. There's always something special about train stories to me.

Even better than pervert old man in train

Obviously, in this case, it was just one interaction in a string of interactions and there's no real way a random high school girl could do anything to meaningfully help an unrelated adult working at a black company, so maybe it was more about helping the OL feel good about herself despite the sleep deprivation.

That's a pretty cynical world view. Obviously this isn't true for everyone, but some people just need a little encouragement or a boost in confidence, even a small one, to improve their outlook. That kind of thing can be life-changing. Do something nice for somebody you don't know when the opportunity arises. You'll feel better, and you might even save someone's life.

The title, Kata Koi（片恋）can means "one-sided love" literally. Kata（かた）can also means shoulder because the two words have same pronunciation in Japanese.

Thank you for explaining it.

This was cute, but the scene with the makeup really bothered me, probably more than it reasonably should. It feels like she's telling the OL to just paper over the signs of her problems, so she'll present a more pleasant outward appearance for others, without really caring about or addressing the underlying causes; a bit like a guy telling a girl to smile because it makes her look pretty.

Obviously, in this case, it was just one interaction in a string of interactions and there's no real way a random high school girl could do anything to meaningfully help an unrelated adult working at a black company, so maybe it was more about helping the OL feel good about herself despite the sleep deprivation.

I don't know. Something about the way things were worded just rubs me the wrong way.

I kinda get it, I initially had a similar reaction, but reading on, you get the feeling that it was just how the JK was trying to express her interest and concern for the OL in a way she knew how. Like how she can provide a comfortable and secure shoulder to get that extra sleep on the morning commute.

.....How is this one sided? Thank you for the chapter.

A hidden-meaning title, nice eh?

Damn! What a twist.
She is the culprit the whole time.

There needs to be a tag please be a sequel

I think that's the oneshot tag. ¯⧵_(ツ)_/¯

Aw, the ending~
This one-shot is so cute!

THIS IS TOO CUTE! THIS IS TOO SHORT! FAAAAKKFJFHSJKSJGGS ;_;

Mutual one-sided crushes <3

amazin, would love to see a longer serie about them

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Cute but definitely not one sided. I wish this could have a sequel. I like age gap jk x ol

One of my favourite oneshots, so cute.