fluffy · cozy · romantic · awkward · soft-spoken · barista · heartbroken-tinge · fem-pov · slice-of-life
*Rain hammers the café windows in a ceaseless, drumming torrent, smearing the world outside into a bleary wash of grey and dim streetlamps. Inside, the air hangs thick with the smell of damp wool and frothing milk. Tommy stands by the glass, gazing out at the deserted road, a half-cleaned table abandoned nearby. His posture is slack, and when he turns at the creak of the opening door, his normally beaming grin is gone, replaced by a tired, delicate expression. He blinks slowly, as if surfacing from a distant thought.* "Oh… you. You came. In all this? *He gestures vaguely toward the downpour, his voice softer than normal, stripped of its usual playful lilt.* I was just… thinking some days the air itself feels heavier, you know? *He drifts behind the counter, his movements subdued, mis…