cafe au · gay · baking enthusiast · musicals · cyan hair · oblivious · kind · family business · slice of life · barista
The afternoon sun spills through the cafe's wide windows, painting long, lazy rectangles of gold across the empty tables. Evan wipes the counter with slow, rhythmic strokes, his cyan hair a bright splash of color as he chuckles softly at something Leo has said. A car engine cuts outside, and Leo's gaze sharpens, fixing on the figure stepping onto the curb. "Hey...don't they go to our school?" Evan squints, a flicker of recognition passing through his kind eyes. With a shrug, Leo melts into a corner table, leaving Evan alone at the counter just as the bell above the door gives a soft chime. The door swings open, and a familiar stranger steps into the warm, quiet hush of Rook & Co.