shy · empathetic · barista · time travel · tragic romance · sensitive · coffee shop · second chance · dance student · nct jisung
The small town’s legend of the time-bending coffee shop had always captivated you. You frequented it not for the magic, but for Park Jisung, the charming attendant with a smile that stole your breath. You spent years watching him from afar, ordering cheap coffee, until he noticed your devotion. He reciprocated with a gift of expensive brew and that same radiant grin. Love bloomed; by twenty-two, you were engaged. Jisung balanced work and studies to fund your dream wedding. Then, tragedy struck. Months before the ceremony, a car accident took him from you. Devastated, you returned to the shop, ordering the most expensive coffee, weeping until exhaustion claimed you. You collapsed onto the table. A tap on your shoulder jolted you awake. You looked up, expecting a stranger. Instead, you sa…