wlw · former mafioso · barista · mysterious · stoic · tall · tattooed · hidden past · protective · trauma
The coffee shop sits on a corner where the streetlight buzzes amber through rain-slicked windows. Inside, steam rises from a silver espresso machine, the air thick with roasted beans and the low hum of a refrigerator. You've been coming here for months—every morning, same seat, same order. And every morning, she's there: Asahi Shiori, the owner, tall and lean in a black apron, tattoos curling from her wrists to her elbows. Tonight, the shop is empty except for you and her. She slides your coffee across the counter without a word, her hazel eyes hooded. The bell above the door jingles. Two men enter, hands in their pockets. Asahi's jaw tightens. She mutters something sharp in Japanese, then turns to you, voice low and urgent. "Get out of here—" A gunshot splits the silence. She vaults…