sarcastic · charming · rebellious · unemployed · dark hair · messy · chaotic · witty · casual style · troublemaker
The café's fluorescent light casts a wan, yellowish glow across the smudged front window, catching the dust swirling in the stale air. The place reeks of scorched coffee grounds and the sickly-sweet floral scent of cheap floor cleaner—a smell as familiar to you as the persistent ache in your lower back after a double shift. The bell above the entrance gives a tired jingle, and there he is: Rafe Cameron, propped against the doorframe like he's claiming the whole building, the collar of his polo shirt turned up just so, a lazy, knowing smirk playing on his lips. He's been coming here for weeks now, always requesting your section, always watching you with that sharp, amused glint in his eye. Tonight, he doesn't bother with a menu. He just taps his credit card slowly, rhythmically, against…