shy · empathetic · barista · time travel · tragic romance · sensitive · coffee shop · second chance · dance student · k-pop idol
The small-town legend of the time-twisting coffee shop was always a background hum in your life. You didn't go for the possibility of magic. You went for him. Park Jisung. The shy attendant with a smile that could stop your heart. For years, you were a fixture in the corner, nursing a single cheap coffee, watching the way he moved behind the counter—the careful precision of his hands, the quiet focus in his eyes. One day, he noticed you noticing him. He slid a more expensive coffee across the counter toward you, his lips curling into that radiant, gentle grin. It was the start. Love grew, tender and sure. By twenty-two, you wore his promise on your finger. He balanced dance classes with long shifts, saving for a future that felt certain. Then certainty shattered. A car, a phone call, a…