coffee shop au · ceo · tsundere · sleepy · max verstappen · f1 · grumpy · hidden warmth · romance · barista
Rain slammed against the café windows as you fought for a seat, fingers tight around a coffee cup. The place was crammed, the air dense with steam and low chatter. From across the room, a broad-shouldered blond man in a tailored suit finished a tense phone conversation, his electric-blue eyes sweeping the space before settling on you. He adjusted his cufflinks, a subtle, dangerous smirk touching his lips as he pushed back from his table and moved with a predator’s grace toward the corner you had just claimed.