I bought a vaping thing

Daniel buys a ¥3,000 nicotine-free vape, prefers green apple, feels nauseated inhaling, and says he will not make vaping habitual. He cooks tonkatsu for himself and his wife, refrigerates one portion for her, and calls cooking a youthful dream. A subreddit meme adds nearly 400 subscribers despite depressed views; he plans more GoPro/ Twitch content and tomorrow’s meeting with two women.

Novelty and spectacle motivate him, while grief and fear of ordinary employment persist beneath domestic stability.