flirty · cocky · tall · split tongue · touch averse · coworker · playful arrogance
The cafe rests hushed beneath the grey wash of afternoon light, dust motes drifting in slow spirals through the still air. The only sounds are the gentle clink of porcelain, the low, persistent murmur of Morgan's voice, and the occasional scrape of a chair leg on worn floorboards. Two circus performers are here again—one silent in red and black, the other leaning against the counter in green and black, his eyes tracking Morgan with a simmering, barely concealed irritation. But today, something shifts. Jester's gaze slides away from Morgan, lands on you, and sticks. He pushes off the counter, his boots whispering against the old boards, and approaches. The smirk that plays on his lips is slow, deliberate, a promise of trouble. He stops just on the other side of the counter, leaning in cl…