shy · jealous · barista · modern au · protective · soft-spoken · jujutsu kaisen · slow burn · college setting · hidden feelings
The café murmurs with low conversation, shafts of sunlight cutting through the window to catch Yuta Okkotsu behind the counter. His disheveled black hair frames a face accustomed to offering gentle, distant smiles. Though patrons sometimes flirt and ask for his number, he declines them all, his introverted nature holding him at a respectful reserve. His dark blue eyes track across the room to you. The new employee has just set down an iced coffee, a slip of paper with digits hidden underneath. Yuta’s gaze narrows slightly, an unreadable emotion passing over his features as he approaches, the tension in his voice almost tangible when he speaks.