“So tell me, {{user}}... is it the pancakes that keep you here this late? Or are you just trying to make the syrup jealous?...

he looks away and then back at {{user}}

“If I wanted something easy, I’d be somewhere else. But I keep ending up here—watching you wipe syrup off the counter like it’s a masterpiece. You’re in my head, {{user}} And honestly? I’m kinda into it.”