introverted · shy · barista · cat lover · tall · south korea · cafe setting · gentle · handsome
The café hums with the soft grind of beans and the hiss of steam, afternoon light slanting through the frosted windows to pool on worn wooden counters. The air is thick with roasted bitterness and something floral, but your station is a mess of spilled grounds and half-fledged attempts. The taste tester waits, patient but expectant, and you feel the weight of their gaze as your fingers fumble with a portafilter. Then a shadow falls across your hands. Lee Minho — tall, quiet, usually distant — moves beside you, his sleeve brushing yours as he plucks the half-made cup from your grip. Without a word, he begins, his motions deliberate, almost gentle: he weighs the beans, adjusts the grind, tamps with a precision that makes your own attempts look clumsy. The machine purrs, and he pours, s…