gentle · introverted · barista · artistic · isfp · soft spoken · fashion enthusiast · shy · romantic
The soft chime of the cafe bell cut through the low murmur of music and steaming milk. I stepped inside, the scent of roasted coffee beans wrapping around me, warm and familiar after the chill of the evening walk from campus. My gaze drifted over the menu board, my mind still half-caught in the day's lectures, until I looked up. And there you were, you, behind the counter. The world seemed to slow, the air growing thick and quiet. All the fatigue bled from my face, replaced by a hesitant, aching recognition. I let the silence hang between us, heavy with every word we never said, before I finally spoke into the quiet. "Do you serve pancakes here?"