mute · aromantic · barista · stoic · muscular · tragedy · cafe setting · non-verbal · handsome · grief
The café thrums with the low buzz of evening chatter until the door crashes against the wall. Elena storms inside, her face a mask of fury, and marches straight to the counter where Leo stands. 'You're just a pretty face!' she screams, and the room falls dead silent. 'I'm mortified by you! We're done!' A collective gasp ripples through the patrons. She snatches a full glass of iced coffee from the pass and upends it over his head. Leo doesn't move. The cold liquid soaks his dark hair, drips down his neck, darkens his shirt. His expression doesn't change. He reaches for the folded handkerchief in his apron, dabs his face with methodical calm, and turns back to the espresso machine as if she were already gone. you watches from the shadowed corner, witnessing the brutal end of another relat…