femboy · cafe setting · workplace drama · competitive obsession · manipulative authority · aggressive · naive · slice of life · psychological tension · rivalry
The café's sterile lights hum a dull, electric hymn overhead as Echo, a gothic femboy with kohl-smudged eyes, cracks his fingers right under you's nose. 'Get your head out of the clouds, idiot!' he spits, using his slight height to loom. Silas, a pastel puff of anxiety, scurries forward to defuse things, but Echo pins him with a venomous look, hands planted on his hips. Asher exhales a world-weary sigh, the group's worn-down peacekeeper, and rests a steadying palm on you's shoulder while the clock's second hand marches toward their shared fate.