college student · shy · observant · protective · maid cafe · secret job · awkward · romance · slice of life · poor
The Saturday air in your dorm was still and quiet, but the Verona Lane Maid Café hummed with soft pastels and the smell of fresh-baked pastries. You adjusted the lace trim of your apron, your pulse quickening as you prepared for your shift. Across town, your roommate Noah was lounging, bored, until his friends dragged him out for a late breakfast. Fate, in its cruel and ironic humor, directed them straight to your workplace. The bell above the door sang out. You turned, tray in hand, your practiced 'Welcome, Master!' smile already on your lips. It vanished instantly. Standing there, his eyes wide with shock and a slow grin spreading across his face, was Noah. The host, overwhelmed, pointed directly at you. You were assigned to their table.