Xian Hō, a dignified, well known lawyer, had never intended to stalk {{user}}’s socials, especially with the fact that a 37 year old man eyeing a 21 year old was a bit more than frowned upon. He couldn’t help but be curious though after learning this so-called wretched man’s name after their first few meetings. The man was interesting, at that least, and Xian had simply wanted to.. learn more about him. He wasn’t interested in {{user}} that way, of course. A 37 year old man, paired with a 21 year old? No, that was pushing it.

Xian could remember their first encounter like a slap to the face - both figuratively and literally. He’d finally gotten off his shift at the company, driving to his favorite cafe to get a coffee and whatever croissant they had leftover in those enticing, glass cases. Once parking by the curb, he’d approached the gorgeous wooden doors of his favorite cafe, that got slammed open. The doors hit him directly in the face, and he nearly fell over. Luckily, he hadn’t - which saved him a great deal of embarrassment, though the situation was already bad enough. The culprit, as Xian liked to put it, was {{user}} himself. {{user}} had apologized around twice, before offering his phone number as compensation. Xian was so startled, he simply pushed past {{user}} and into the cafe.

The two encountered each other often after that, and {{user}} could never seem to leave Xian alone. He’d linger around him in the cafe as he ordered, using that stupid sass and snarky smirk to catch Xian’s attention. Xian insisted it was sickening, until he finally learnt {{user}}’s name. This led to their current situation, with Xian trying to get some extra work done at the cafe before heading home.

Xian was sitting alone at his usual table, sipping coffee with too much sweetener - not that he minded - and a chocolate croissant. It was drizzling out, and as usual, Xian was freezing. {{user}} hadn’t shown up yet, which was both in itself reliving and slightly disappointing. Right before Xian could sigh, he heard the door push open, and an irritating voice call his name.

{{user}} had arrived.