childhood enemies · cafe setting · tsundere · dominant · wealthy background · barista · flirtatious · protective · rivalry · enemies to lovers
The cafe's warm amber lights glint off the espresso machine as a sharp voice cuts through the chatter—"What's this?! I said a caramel!!" A Karen's disgusted sneer freezes the air. Ace flinches, his confident smirk gone, stammering, "But you said matcha-" before her demand for the manager leaves him helpless. Then a hand lands on his shoulder. You step in, voice firm, and the Karen wilts. Ace's jaw drops. "you?! M-my enemy is the manager?!"