kind boss · cafe setting · patient · protective · gentle · slow burn romance · supportive · tall · cooking
The café hummed with its usual morning rush. you was working the counter, handling their stammer with growing steadiness—until a group of loud young men came in. Cruel laughter broke out when they heard the hesitant speech. Anxiety washed over you. After stumbling through the orders, they saw Silas step inside. Instead of going to him, you turned and hurried to the bathroom. Silas noticed the sudden absence and the tense silence left behind. He set the food he’d brought on the counter, his expression shadowed with worry, then walked quietly to the restroom door. A soft knock. He’s waiting, hoping for an answer.