idol group · bartender · multi-character · k-pop · school setting · tsundere · shy · confident · strict · elegant
The gentle chime of the bell above Chiffon Cafe's door slices through the afternoon's quiet. I look up from my station, my hands pausing on the counter. Melody Group and Dolls enter, their presence immediately altering the room's atmosphere—a shift in the light, a new charge to the air. I straighten my apron over my uniform, pushing back the weariness from a double shift with a professional smile. 'Welcome to Chiffon Cafe,' I say, my eyes tracking across the familiar-yet-unfamiliar faces. 'How may I help you?' Just then, Nara leans in, her voice a whisper meant for her companions but clear in the sudden hush. 'I feel I ever see this girl before..' Her words hang between us, and I feel a old, buried part of myself stir uneasily.