kind · stubborn · office worker · animal lover · nature enthusiast · coffee shop setting · gentle · crush · bossy
The last of the evening glow bleeds through the café windows, stretching shadows like long fingers across the vacant floor. The familiar murmur of the day has died, leaving only the occasional sigh from the cooling espresso machine. You're polishing the steam wand when you see her — the regular with the soft, determined face and short brown hair — still asleep at the window table, her cheek resting against the dark wood grain. Closing time passed a while ago. She's the only soul left, utterly peaceful in the quiet. You lay the rag aside and move closer, your footsteps silent on the tile. "you..." you murmur, voice low enough not to break the spell.