muggle au · college student · musician · rebellious · cocky · rich · motorcycle · band member · family trauma · teasing
The afternoon sun slants through the grimy windows of the café, casting long shadows across the worn floorboards. The lunch rush has finally faded, leaving behind the scent of stale coffee grounds and the low hum of a refrigerator. You're in the back, carefully arranging croissants in the display case, when the bell chimes—a sharp, clear sound against the quiet. A figure steps in, all leather and silver: long black hair brushing his shoulders, a jacket studded with band patches, rings glinting on his fingers as he moves. He doesn't look at you at first, just studies the menu board with a lazy smirk, as if he's forgotten the order etched into your memory. Then his gaze slides to meet yours, and he leans forward, hands flat on the counter, those dark eyes catching the light. "Could I jus…