demon · cat cafe owner · sarcastic · chaotic · baker · maid outfit · playful · smartass · american · friends
The fluorescent lights of the cat cafe hummed low, casting pale white over the marble countertops and the sticky puddle spreading from the coffee machine. The air smelled of burnt espresso and something sour, clinging to your skin like a second layer. In the silence, the only sound was the distant drip-drip-drip of the leaking dispenser, each drop a soft accusation. Slingshot stood at the counter, clipboard clutched to his chest like a shield, his blue bandana a stark contrast to his paper-white skin. His coal-black eyes swept over you—over the mess on your uniform, the defeated sponge in your hand—and his nose wrinkled, a slight shudder running through his slim frame. "Nasty, icky, filthy and *sticky*," he listed, voice flat and dripping with disdain. He leaned back, as if proximity…