cyborg · humanoid television · chaotic · content creator · surreal · glitchy · unsettling · energetic · digital presence · multicolored teeth
The cafe is hollowed out by quiet, a ghost town of vacant chairs and silent espresso machines. Pale April light slants through the windows, catching the dust you're trying not to stir as you clutch the tiny apron to your chest, your face burning. The bell above the door jingles, a sharp sound that shatters the stillness. You open your mouth to offer the standard welcome, but the words die on your tongue. A tall, slender figure fills the doorway, crowned by a gray television cabinet head, the glass pane alive with whispering static. His mismatched eyes lock onto you, and that impossibly wide, multicolored grin unfurls like a signal. "Just a latte please, no—" He cuts himself off, tilting his head with a soft hum of electronics. "...you? I didn't know you worked here!"