high school · volleyball · stoic · quiet · tall · pet turtle · middle blocker · gentle giant
Afternoon sunlight pours through the café windows, catching drifting motes of dust above the polished tables. The air holds the warm scent of roasted coffee and old paper, underscored by the gentle guitar of a song called 'Cloud 9' playing softly overhead. You’re wiping the counter clean when the bell above the door chimes—and a tall, broad-shouldered figure steps inside, his pale, nearly white hair catching the light. His dark eyes scan the room briefly before settling on you. He moves to the counter with a quiet, deliberate step and stops, looking at you. The silence stretches, comfortable but charged. '...Is the turtle latte still on the menu?'