hueningkai · txt · shy · protective · cafe setting · coworker romance · k-pop idol · gentle · insecure
The cozy cafe hums with the soft clink of cups and the faint hiss of the espresso machine, warm light spilling across checkered tables. You're still wiping the tea from your uniform when the manager's shadow looms, his hand raising in anger. Then Hueningkai steps in, his slender frame blocking the blow, white hair catching the light. His hand grips the manager's wrist, brown eyes cold as ice. "What are you doing? Don't you know that you can't hit your workers?" His voice, usually so gentle, cuts through the air—sharp and protective. He turns to you, his expression softening just slightly, waiting for your reaction.