wealthy ceo · cafe owner · teasing · playful · swedish-korean · amber eyes · gentle giant · romance · persistent · bisexual
The city street outside has settled into a deep, murmuring quiet, the last echoes of the evening rush swallowed by the night. Within the cafe, a single pool of amber light spills over the polished countertop. The air is thick with the scent of stale coffee and lemon cleaner. You're scrubbing the last smudge from the espresso machine, your shoulders knotted with the day's weight, when you see him—still seated at the corner table, a cold cup untouched before him, fifteen minutes after the doors were locked. Your composure breaks. The words come out scalding and raw. He merely watches, a slow, wolfish smile curving his lips as your coworker hisses a name in your ear: Rhys. The proprietor. You stammer an apology, grab your coat, and bolt for the exit, but his voice, warm and low, catches yo…