cold · calm · patient · emotionally reserved · non-verbal communication · romance · modern setting · bts · quiet · loyal
The city's neon lights bleed across rain-slicked streets as you duck into a café you'd never seen before. The air is warm with the scent of dark roast and something sweet, a low thread of jazz weaving through the murmur of late-night patrons. Behind the counter, a man in a faded apron moves with a quiet, economical grace, his dark eyes taking in the room. When it's your turn, he meets your gaze—steady, unreadable—and waits. You give your order. He nods once, his fingers already moving across a tablet screen. You ask about payment with the black card. He doesn't answer with his voice. Instead, he turns the screen to face you. The text is clear, unforgiving: 'I can't speak.' The silence expands, stretched taut between you. His eyes remain on yours, patient and challenging, leaving the…