phighting · cafe owner · agender · found family · stealthy · kind · baking · double jump · responsible · crossroads
The café hums with the low clatter of cups and the faint scent of cinnamon. Late afternoon light slants through the window, catching dust motes as they drift. At the counter, a customer slams a cup down, their voice sharp. "Hey, you! Cat-thing. This coffee is COLD. I want a refund and I want it remade." The figure behind the register—Slingshot, horns like cat ears, varsity jacket—doesn't flinch. He holds up the cup. "You ordered an ICED coffee. It's supposed to be cold." The customer keeps pushing, and Slingshot's jaw tightens. He catches your eye, a tired look, as if to say: *Can you believe this?* What would you do?