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╰ ♡ ✧ louis !!

“Hot. It’s too cold out there to also have a cold drink,” he stated, gesturing towards the city outside the window, where a grey sky loomed over them. “I guess we’ll just have to wait and see, right? But it’s hard to believe that a few people could so drastically change a city.” At least he’d never seen it happen before, and he’d lived in Seattle all his life. “Not yet,” he grinned at the mention of possibly being vegan, shaking his head. “So I’ll definitely take some of those cookies.”

“ 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 , 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 . and we were basically in south canada , not unlike here . ” light teasing aside , they grab the paper cup and begin to make the drink .

as the milk heats , deliah turns back to the bake case and grabs two of the kitchen sink cookies , placing them into a bag and handing them over . “ good choice on the cookies . i was debating asking if we could make a vegan version but there’s so many types of chocolate and some honey in there and i don’t think management would bother to find other sources . ”

#╰ ♡ ✧ ˖ whispering the sweetest nothing ┊ convo .#louis harrington .

╰ ♡ ✧ chana !!

To say Chana was exhausted was an understatement. She had spent the past 17 hours in surgery, frantically attempting to save a patient who ultimately didn’t make it off the table. In the eleven years that she’d been practicing medicine, she’d seen plenty of tragedy, but it never got easier. The brunette dragged her feet across the floor of the restaurant, sitting at the bar and placing her head on her arms.

She pulled her head up at the sound of a familiar voice, yawning. “Mm? Yeah, definitely. And coffee… Lots of coffee.” Chana smiled weakly, trying to wake herself up enough to participate actively in the conversation. “I’m not big into hockey, because hockey season means a crowded ER, because drunk men at sports games make bad decisions. But the city seems excited.”

𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘳 , 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 . of course the hospital would have another look on it . delilah supposes part of their trepidation was due to the fact that hockey and clientele that frequent their two jobs don’t necessarily go hand in hand . it’s a stereotype , they are well aware , but not one she has much experience with debunking .

“ that’s probably true . i definitely see the drawbacks . not to mention , don’t the players themselves get hurt a lot too ? ” it’s a different pace of life , not one delilah thinks they would ever want .

#╰ ♡ ✧ ˖ whispering the sweetest nothing ┊ convo .#chana dexter .

╰ ♡ ✧ river !!

He didn’t normally talk to baristas besides having to tell them what he wanted to order, but the first time he’d put together the fact that this was the same person who worked at the café and the bookstore he frequented, he just had to ask if they had a twin. That would be the more logical reason, wouldn’t it? But then it turned out that they didn’t and they really just had more than one job, he left it alone. Somehow, though, that made them his favorite barista, only on account of them being the only barista he’d ever chatted with about anything other than ‘I’ll have, uh…’ or ‘Can you put ice on my hot chocolate so it’s just a chocolate drink or are you required to sell it to me hot?’

Today, he was back just like any regular Tuesday, already craving for a blueberry scone and a glass of warm milk. “Yes, please,” he said, smiling. He reached for his wallet to pay them the amount he already had memorized in his head, when they spoke again. “Um… I’m not sure I’m following you. What do krakens and hockey players have in common?”

𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 , 𝘸𝘢𝘹 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘣 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 . placing the baked good into the bag , they set that next to the register and turn to begin making the drink .

“ i don’t think it’s literal so much as it’s maybe paying homage to the city . though i don’t know why , we don’t really have sea monsters here . a lot of fish though , maybe that’s what they were going for ? ”

#╰ ♡ ✧ ˖ whispering the sweetest nothing ┊ convo .#river grissom .

╰ ♡ ✧ kensington !!

fortunately, kenzie was tired enough not to even notice the brief delay between her arrival at the counter and the greeting from delilah. a yawn escaped her throat before she herself could say anything, nodding her head slowly. “that’d be great. maybe an extra shot of espresso in there,” she confirmed, biting back another yawn.

“not sure if things will change just because the team is put here, but…i’m all for it, honestly. i miss hockey,” she shrugged, the mention of sports bringing a bit more life to her eyes. “krakens would be…a choice, certainly, but i don’t have to root for them, so you do you seattle. you big on hockey?”

𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 .“ i mean , it’s not really that big of a sport where i come from . england is more ... focused on football and rugby but , i mean , nathan walker got some buzz a little while ago . he plays for the capitals . ”

delilah sees the shift in kensington’s demeanor , despite how tired she must be . “ are you into hockey ? ” they ask as they head to the coffee bar , beginning to prepare the espresso shot .

#╰ ♡ ✧ ˖ whispering the sweetest nothing ┊ convo .#kensington archer .

╰ ♡ ✧ isaac !!

He shook his head, “Nope, no, a disgrace. Reese’s Pieces were made by the Devil to ruin perfectly good things. If I was King of the World I discontinue them,” he nodded along with what she was saying, “Yeah, I totally agree with the first part of that, but they totally belong in the garbage. They suck.”

“ 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘦'𝘴 ? and , perhaps most importantly , what about the cereal ? do reese’s puffs deserve the same treatment as reese’s pieces ? ”

“ maybe it says something is wrong with society that reese’s isn’t limited to just the standard peanut butter cup , but ... that doesn’t mean you get to hate on all of its forms . they are just trying their best . ”

#╰ ♡ ✧ ˖ whispering the sweetest nothing ┊ convo .#isaac st. james .

╰ ♡ ✧ uriah !!

“Okay, wait, I’m confused,” he narrowed his brows, having a hard time following the conversation — which, wasn’t quite out of the ordinary when it came to the absentminded male. At least Delilah didn’t seem too phased by it. “So, ‘the Krakens’ is the name of a team, then? Honestly, that’s pretty dope, I’d root for them.” Uriah shrugged “You think they sell those?”

𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 , 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 . “ yeah , well actually , not quite . it’s just the seattle team right now , i don’t think they have a name officially yet . so people have been saying they should be a kraken , which i think is pretty cool , if not a little weird . ”

while they had been conversing , they had been making the drink , pouring steaming water over uriah’s favored blend , serving it with a smaller side cup of whole milk . they drum their fingers over the dim plastic of the register . “ anything else i can get you ? ”

#╰ ♡ ✧ ˖ whispering the sweetest nothing ┊ convo .#uriah king .#😊😊😊

╰ ♡ ✧ louis !!

Louis was a regular customer at the Grind House, mostly because the hospital at the hospital sucked and he always forgot to buy new coffee for his own coffee machine at home. Apparently, in his head it was easier to buy a coffee made in a coffee shop than go to the grocery store and buy coffee for his home. A smile lit up his face as he stepped up to the counter, nodding. “Yes, please. I’m in dire need of a caramel macchiato.” That always managed to lift up his mood. “Hockey team? I wasn’t even aware that’s a thing. Which could mean it won’t change anything.”

𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 . “ hot or iced ? and i think that is a fair approach , but what if it does ? traffic aside , you know they’ll probably live up here . ” here , of course , referring to the more affluent , northern portion of the city , rather than grind house itself .

they ring up the order , autumnal hued fingers dancing across the touch screen , their free hand running through their hair . “ could i also entice you to get something from the bake case ? we’ve got some kitchen sink cookies, $2 for 4 . they’re ... pretty damn good , if you aren’t a vegan . ”

#╰ ♡ ✧ ˖ whispering the sweetest nothing ┊ convo .#louis harrington .

╰ ♡ ✧ aaliyah !!

“My usual is fine. Make it a large this time please.” Liyah added, before scrunching her face up as she thought on Delilah’s question. “I’m not really a hockey fan, but any excuse for people to show pride in their hometown they will take. I have no doubts people who aren’t hockey fans are trying to get into it at this very moment. The krakens is a dope name too.”

𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 , 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 . “ i dunno , i guess that i always pictured seattle as less of a sports centered city , you know ? at least , in the circles i run in , there’s not that much athletic focus . ”

they motion to the pin pad for aaliyah to pay , turning to craft the drink . “ but i may make an exception here . krakens , and sea monsters in general , are cool . ”

#╰ ♡ ✧ ˖ whispering the sweetest nothing ┊ convo .#aaliyah rayburn .

╰ ♡ ✧ uriah !!

“I’m flattered that you remember,” Uriah grinned, handing over a five dollar bill to the brunette. Not that his order was particularly complicated; a hot tea with a side of whole milk, but it still made his day that Delilah didn’t even have to ask. “Wait — Krakens? You mean, like, the cephalopod-ian sea monsters?” he questioned, knowing little to nothing about sports, least of all hockey. “I mean…I guess that would change the general populace quite a bit, if I had to guess.”

𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 , 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘪𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘮 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 . they set the cup aside , and ring out the purchase as they continue the conversation .

“ yeah , like i guess all the normal stuff was already taken . there’s like thirty teams , so ... there’s a lot that’s been picked already , i suppose . i dunno , i’d support them . if only for an excuse to wear a sea monster . ”

#╰ ♡ ✧ ˖ whispering the sweetest nothing ┊ convo .#uriah king .#missed you too !!!#been gone so long i forgot how i format things #i THINK this is how i did it but honestly #who even knows anymore

╰ ♡ ✧ isaac !!

“Reese’s Pieces should be thrown in the trash and never consumed. They don’t deserve their own category, or to be a part of any other category for that matter,” he shook his head in disgust, “They’re truly a disgrace to the good Reese’s name.”

“ 𝘪 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 . they may not deserve to be trashed , i rather like them in ice cream and froyo . and they’re less messy to eat while driving or walking around . ”

“ everything has a place and every place has its thing , and i think that reese’s pieces have their own place . and that place is not in the garbage , isaac . ”

#╰ ♡ ✧ ˖ whispering the sweetest nothing ┊ convo .#isaac st. james .

╰ ♡ ✧ 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 !!

𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘢𝘺 . they’ve cleaned and cleaned again the coffee bar , the glasses , the bake case ; all of it , over and over , and all that’s left to do is wait . so when they finally look up to address the customer , their mouth hasn’t quite caught up to the customer service standards . it helps that they’re familiar with this person , a relieved smile curling across their face .

“ welcome to grind house , your usual ? also , when this hockey team moves into the city , what are the odds that the general populace changes ? we’ll have more stars than we know what to do with . or krakens , if twitter polls are to be believed . ”

#╰ ♡ ✧ ˖ the subtleties of beginning ┊ starter .#hockey season officially started today and seattle is getting an expansion team next year and i want answers damnit

isaacxstjames

“Okay, I can see where you’re coming from. but all I’m saying is that Reese’s shapes are definitely better than regular Reese’s simply based on the peanut butter to chocolate ratio. I don’t really see how you could argue with that.”

delilahlae

“ 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 , 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪'𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘦'𝘴 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 . a third category , perhaps . because the ratio doesn’t matter when you can achieve a handful of reese’s pieces with relative ease , shapes or no shapes . i’m still trying to figure out if this adds or detracts from the argument . ”