⚝ coffee shop。

@hyunjin h。ˢᵃᵘᶜʸᴶ ( sorry for the delay sodjdosjd )

As giddy as ever, the little angel practically skipped along the street while making his way down to the coffee shop. After several months of being able to see each other, Felix was finally able to organize a day where he could spend time with his best friend. He had spent all week looking forward to his and wore a beaming smile as he opened the door, bell chiming above his head in announcement. The shop is quiet at the moment, thankfully, though a quick look around proved to him that Hyunjin had yet to arrive. Felix took out of his phone to send the other a quick message to let him know he arrived and will be snagging a booth for them.

@juyeon l。ᵈᵉᵛⁱˡᵈᵒᵍ When Karina's timecard is appropriately filled out, she bats her eyelashes to her co-workers at the coffee shop, all of which greet her back with kind mannerisms. But what feels unfamiliar is the name they call her by: "Hey, Selina!" Although it catches her off-guard the first time around, Karina fails to flinch or give much of a reaction, easily acting as if that'd been her birth name all along, and spares another polite wave. "I like the new look." Her fellow waitress comments.

Karina, shamelessly donning a bright shade of strawberry blonde hair, threads her fingers through her tendrils. "Thanks, just got it done. May I?" She gestures to the newly brewed coffee carafe, taking it by the handle. "I'll be getting that new customer, be back in a bit."

Before attending to the patron, she takes a moment to retie her apron around her waist, purposeful to accentuate her slim physique, and takes a deep breath. First impressions on the job is almost always an important aspect to establish rapport, she's come to learn. And nine times out of ten, it's going to be her appearance that gains her just that.

When she approaches the customer in mind, there's a coquettish smile curling the ends of her lips as she asks, "Can I freshen you up?" Though before he could even respond, she's already pouring coffee into one of the emptied cups at his table. And if he'd catch the bashful glint in her eyes, she'd let out a coy chuckle. But it's too bad that she's awfully distracted by his good looks, for she mistakenly overfills the brim of his mug, inevitably spilling quite a bit over the table's surface and essentially onto his lap. She's thankful that the coffee wasn't too hot. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry," luckily, she's brought a clean rag with her, to which she's quick to softly pat it upon his thigh. Her eyebrows quirk up in an apologetic furrow, though she maintains her smile. "Promise I'm not usually this clumsy."

@karina y。ᶜᵃᵗʷᵒᵐᵃⁿ Juyeon is exhausted.

His back, his arms, his legs — every centimeter of him hurts. It hurts, it sores from all the hunching and crouching he had to do when he needed to take care of the cemetery yesterday, and he has absolutely no drive afterwards. He has stretched plenty of times every now and then, hoping it'll offer any sort of relief — and it did, thankfully so, but only for a short moment. The pain greatly worsened to the point where sleeping felt excruciatingly distressful no matter what. Tossing and turning in his duvet, minutes had shifted into hours, and night had eventually simmered into day.

Poor hound. He had not a single ounce of sleep, /at all/.

So when he settles on a small couch tucked inside the coffee shop, Juyeon can't help but let out a small yet exaggerated sigh. At least the couch is comfortable enough for him to go a little lax, sinking a bit into the backrest while his bag aimlessly laid beside him.

Whatever. If he can't work at the cemetery, then paperwork it is. ping his bag, he fishes his laptop and a few documents out on the table, and—

...A collar?

Ah, right. Juyeon remembers. Perhaps he'd forgotten about its existence, but it is actually his. Has he been carrying it with him all this time? Brushing a thumb over the almost bruised and worn-out leather, Juyeon wonders why. He tries to recall something, anything, maybe even the face of person who gave him this, but he doesn't remember — only knowing that it belongs to him dearly. To him it's all just a blur; memories with voids and gaps of nothingness. Probably nothing important, he thinks finally, and keeps it in his bag before resuming work. Better not waste time mulling over nothing.

@maria r。ᵐᵃʳᶦᵍᵒˡᵈ After his shift, Frank immediately rushed to the coffee shop to meet Maria. He ed up. He ed up big time. He wasn't sure how he would make amends for this for which he was thinking of the worst case scenarios and coming to terms with them. Slowly but surely, he expected the worst. Pushing the glass door open, the bell chimed above his head, and with a straight face, he aimed for the table with the only person that actually mattered. Maria. "Hi," he greeted her, slowly, quietly, bending down to press a kiss on her forehead. "You have all the right to be angry with me," he continued before slowly, stiffly, taking a seat. "But happy birthday, love," he added, placing the gift bag on the table.

@changhyun y。ᶠᵒˣⁱᵉ it's so nice meet you in person!
/greets cheerfully once i'm able to finally reach you. the area was quite busy despite the time. usually, one would not see a crowd like this until towards the end of the week not at the beginning of it. nonetheless, i was able to successfully reach my destination without tripping over my own two feet like i have been as of lately; ever so clumsy. i pause a little at the unexpected comment about my features and smiles shyly at you in response, fingers toying with the hem of my sleeves; the hoodie was clearly not my own, it was far too big to fit me properly.
o-oh, thank you... it's the freckles, i know. but yes! yes, i'm ready for the gift!

@felix l。ˢᵖʳᵉᵃᵈᵐʸʷᶦⁿᵍˢ *my kitsune ears perk up when I hear my name and I quickly turn my head the direction of the voice, beaming just as brightly when I see you and waving back with a soft giggle as I watch you make your way over*
Felix! Hi~
*shows you my widest smile when you're finally in front of me and takes a moment to admire your features, my eyes widening briefly, surprised by your looks*
Whoa... You're even prettier in person. I-It's nice to finally meet you! Ready for you gif?!

@changhyun y。ᶠᵒˣⁱᵉ /i don't bother getting dressed properly simply because it was getting dark out and it was literally only the coffee shop, no one seemed to judge me the last time i came in here wearing sweats. so i left my joggers on and tossed on an oversized hoodie before leaving the house. it doesn't take me long to get to the coffee shop since i was located nearby but i still found myself walking with haste; i was quite excited about this whole gift thing, though i did wonder what it was about.
changhyun?
/spots you easily, recognizing you from the app despite it being our first time meeting face to face. my blue eyes twinkle in delight as i smile brightly, waving over at you before moving around a couple to make my way over.

@felix l。ˢᵖʳᵉᵃᵈᵐʸʷᶦⁿᵍˢ *hops off the couch the second after reading your message agreeing to meet and changes quickly, grabbing my bag and your gift, of course, before heading out. Gets to the coffee shop after a short walk and decides to wait for you outside, fidgetting a little with my feet while my eyes look around for you, hands holding your gift behind my back to hide it from your sight*