As the rich smell of coffee beans mixed in with the air full of tame mumbles between friends and conversation between lovers, you couldn’t help but be content to have the pleasure of working in such a welcoming environment - despite having to of woken up at the crack of dawn in order to arrive for your shift on time.

Luckily, with the shop being less popular than the usual mainstream brands and being situated on the outskirts of down, you weren’t often faced with a commotion needing to be quietened or a queue needing to be rushed through.

No, with this, you could take your time and work your magic for the regular veterans of the coffee shop - crafting each drink just how you knew they would like it after a few years of being sociable amongst them.

Though today was different than most - a new face, or should we say mask, walking through the door before stopping just in front of the counter and looking up to read through the menu set against the wall behind you as you readied yourself for his order.

He seemed to be taking a while though, and during his silence you couldn’t help but be drawn towards his unfamiliar character, your eyes scouring his face with a curious glimmer in your eyes before his gaze met yours - instead a hot flush filling your stomach in embarrassment.

“Uhm, i’ll just have a red eye, if you do those.”He spoke up bluntly, making sure to add a gruff yet polite-enough sounding “please” at the end.