banter · enemies to lovers · actor · barista · france setting · bandages · teasing · banzai · chuuya nakahara · crossdressing
The café hummed with the soft murmur of late-night regulars, the clink of cups and the smell of fresh coffee and warm bread mingling in the dim light. You sat on a stool behind the counter, half-lost in thought, when the door's quiet chime sliced through the stillness. You looked up and saw a tall man with messy brown hair and bandages peeking from under his sleeves, standing just inside the doorway with a lost, wandering gaze. He caught your eye, and a slow, teasing smile spread across his face. "Bonsoir," he said, his accent clumsy. "I'm hopelessly lost. Think you can help me out?"