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❍ ‘𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲.’ – 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐.

.ೃ࿐𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐢 𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲; 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲.

𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬; 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞 !!

𝐚/𝐧; 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 '𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲.' 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢'𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧! 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 ! 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 '𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧' 𝐭𝐚𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐢 𝐚𝐦 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐭. 𝐢 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 < 𝟑

'I hope you come back soon. Stay in touch? -L'

You continued to read over the piece of paper over and over, never truly processing that a handsome tea shop owner would even want to stay in touch with you – especially after the first visit. Not that you were complaining in the slightest though. In fact, you were beyond flattered that someone had taken some sort of interest in you to give his number on your fucking tea cup. You thought this only happened in the romance novels you consumed or the cheesy rom-coms you watched with your friends on a late Friday night.

But no, this was real. So very real.

The moment you got home, you immediately rushed to your bedroom and took your phone out of your back pocket. You swiped at your screen until you were met with the 'add new contact' function on your contacts log.

How bold of you to be doing this. He might not even respond.

For a moment, you stood in hesitation – The coward in you wanted to back out, but you couldn't resist the fact that this opportunity was practically handed to you, literally.

And with that, you carefully pressed your fingers to each digit, making sure it matched to the numbers on the piece of paper that was now partially crumpled. As you looked down, it was then that you realized his entire phone number was now in your list of contacts – 'Levi'.

The more you stared at your phone, the more you wondered if it was the right time to send him a message and to that, you seemed to already have your mind made up as you began typing away at your keyboard.

Hey! It's Y/n from this morning. Just wanted to say thank you again for the tea, I loved it a lot.

Internally, you didn't think it was possible to be on the verge of damn near shitting yourself whilst typing a message to a stranger you just met less than an hour ago. Though, all was said and done until you heard a familiar ping reach your ears followed by a light up of your phone screen.

'Just got on my break and saw your message. I didn't think you would actually reach out, but I'm glad you liked my tea. Feel free to stop by anytime.'

Without even realizing it, you found yourself typing again on your keyboard, nearly fumbling with your phone in the process.

'I will! :) Might come by tomorrow if you're open?'

Another ping.

'Sounds good. See you then.'

Perhaps, early fall mornings won't be so terrible after all.

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Levi didn't expect it to turn out this like this.

He was half dumbfounded at the first notification that came from your number and since then, he hasn't been able to stop thinking about it – nor you in particular.

He didn't know what the fluttering in his chest meant whenever he thought of your precious smile that has had him in chokehold or whenever he thought of whipping up another brewed cup of tea for you every morning. Part of him wanted to ignore it, but he couldn't get over the fact that this might be a daily routine for the two of you if you decided to keep visiting him.

He really hoped that you would.

Levi was a simple man, not easily impressed at times and even cold to those who knew little about him. He'd never found the interest to go on luxurious dates with the plethora of woman who courted him on multiple occasions. He was never fond of romance or considered the idea of love as a part of his future since he was certain there would be no one in the world who could put up with a man like him – that was until you walked through the clear doors of his shop did he completely think otherwise.

Something about the way you genuinely regarded him with such an infectious attitude that automatically lights up a room, the way a small second of eye contact could make him flustered almost immediately – it's like you'd thrown him off guard.

He'd make an effort for you. He was even surprised at himself for willing himself through this, he doesn't have to. But, of course he'd never turn away from such a sweet and pretty soul like yourself. You were different from the rest, he thought.

With the sunrise fastly approaching, he decided to arrive at his shop earlier than usual to make sure the dust (that was barely existent) was wiped off the window sills and countertops, he mopped the floors to his standard, he readied the pastries in the oven and restocked the tea bags for display.

By the time the sun peeked out from the horizon and it finally called for opening, he sat at one of the open tables with a freshly brewed cup of tea in his hand. He glanced up at the big windows that gave a wide view of the city streets and continued sipping on the warm liquid that satisfied his mouth every time. It never fails to put him at ease when his nerves are on the edge of anticipation, waiting to greet you at the doors.

When the clock striked 11:00, the dining area had been filled with customers, some of which were regulars to Levi's familarity. But, none of them were you. Throughout the morning, he thought that perhaps you became busy and didn't have the time to visit as early as you did yesterday. He still kept his internal hope that eventually, he'd see you at some point.

And as if it was fate in that moment, the double doors opened to a figure that Levi instinctively recognized from behind the counter.

"Hi Levi, sorry I'm a little later than I anticipated. I had a class at 9:00 and was already running late. I'm sorry-"

"Don't be, it's okay. You look cold, would you like something hot?" he says as he couldn't help but notice your slightly reddened cheeks and shaken form.

'How cute.'

"Yes please, I'll have a hot matcha latte," you respond, while bringing your two hands to your lips to exhale hot breaths onto the chilled skin.

"I'll have that right out for you Y/n. There's an open seat over there, make yourself comfortable."

"Thank you Levi, I appreciate it." With that, you pull out a chair from an empty table, resting your face on your arms that were planted on the surface. It was already a tiring day with the amount of assignments your professor planned for the class and as the slow minutes passed, the only thing on your mind was coming straight to see Levi at his café. You needed a reset and you'd hoped to make some conversation with him before you needed to go back to campus – though, it seemed that he was busy today with the amount of people coming in and out of the shop.

"One matcha latte for you Y/n," Levi's voice brought your mind back and you looked up to see him with the most subtle smile that didn't go unnoticed. You took the cup from his hands and surprisingly, he took a chair across from you and settled down on it.

"Are you on your break?"

"There's no new customers right now, I can take a few minutes off," he says simply, eyeing your cup of steaming matcha. "I hope the matcha tastes okay. I don't make it often, but it's more of like a treat when I want something different."

"Ah, I see. This is one of my favorites and with the way you made the tea yesterday, I have no doubts about this." God he was smitten over the simple words you had to say – especially when it came to his tea making.

As soon as the rim of the cup made contact with your lips, he patiently waited for you to finish and from how much your eyes lit up to the taste lingering on your mouth, he knew you had enjoyed every last bit of it.

"It was amazing Levi. Might be my go-to from now on."

Noted.

"I'm glad you liked it Y/n. You feel warmed up now?"

"Yes, thank god because it was so fucking cold outside you have no idea," you say, while taking a moment to glance at your phone for the time.

11:27am. You can stay for a few more minutes.

"How did class go today? Hopefully not too stressful since I know it's midterm season now. A lot more people show up here and other cafés for a few hours. Probably why it's so busy today."

Leaning back in your chair, you train your eyes back to Levi, "It was okay to be honest. I'm pretty overwhelmed with exams and assignments right now, but I mean only a few more weeks left and I'm finished with the semester."

"Hm..." he hums in response, then he continues, "I'm sorry you're feeling that way with school right now. But, just know that you've worked really hard, so give yourself breaks. Hell, my shop is open late on some days, if ever you need anything or someone to talk to, I'm always here." His voice is oddly comforting. The husk and underlying gentleness to it has you crumbling on the inside.

"Thank you for that Levi. I'm glad I met you and I found your shop. I'll keep you updated! I need to go since my next class is starting up soon, but I'll catch up with you later?"

"For sure Y/n, anytime." He scoots back as the legs of the chair screech against the polished floors. Taking your now empty cup from the table, you say your thanks and was about to walk out the doors, before he halted you with a call to your name.

"Y/n, one more thing. Would you..." he stopped himself, rubbing the back of his neck with his opposite free hand and you stood with expectancy for him to finish his sentence. Looking at you directly, eyes firm, he finally spoke again, "Would you like to eat out for lunch after your exams? When you're on break or whenever you're...free?" He cannot believe himself right now.

He wanted to throw himself in a ditch for how awkward he felt, but it was beyond worth it to see you smiling at him in response followed by one sentence after.

"I'd love to."

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