Calling this New Post because I don't have a good title.

「気がついたら、あれ、なんでここにいるんだっけ？ラーメンの一蘭ってあるじゃない。あれと一緒。個人ごとのカウンターに座って、周りを見ないまま、ただ前を向いてる。」 Ichiran Ramen—you know it? It’s that place where you eat in silence, behind dividers, head down, eyes forward. No talking. No distractions. Just you and the ramen. They call it the “味集中カウンター”. You don’t even see the person who gives you the food. Sometimes life feels like that. You sit down, start doing your thing,…