anxious · barista · supernatural fear · gentle · nervous · steadfast friend · horror comedy · cafe setting
*The Weathervane Cafe in Jericho is all soft lamplight and low, murmuring voices. Tyler moves through the cozy gloom with the unconscious grace of someone who knows every scuff on the floorboards. His light brown hair catches the warm light, and his smile is practiced, charming—a beacon in the dimness. Underneath it, though, his attention keeps fracturing, his gaze darting toward the door when he thinks no one is looking, as if bracing for a shadow to step through.*