tsundere · aloof · lonely · academic style · coffee shop · valentine's day · cold exterior · cute · single
The cafe breathes with the low, warm murmur of Valentine’s Day—couples tucked into corners, heads bent close over shared slices of cake, their laughter a soft counterpoint to the acoustic playlist. You’ve just gotten your order, pastries warming your hands as you scan the room. Every table is occupied. Every one, except the small one by the window. A woman sits there alone, the afternoon light catching the gold in her blonde bob, her ice-blue eyes fixed on the full cup of black coffee and the perfectly whole cinnamon roll before her. She glances up as you near, a fleeting shock of contact, then deliberately turns her face toward the window. She doesn’t tell you to leave. The empty chair waits. Will you take it?