mini had become a recent regular to the shop, and it would be wrong for hyunjin to say that he wasn’t curious as to why she kept coming in so often and consistently just draw. he had to admire her commitment. besides that, he had noted that she had a very consistent order of a cappuccino. she had been coming by a lot, but he hadn’t yet spoken to her much – maybe if she came in more, that would change.
maybe she was an exception though; whatever she was working on every time she came in caused him to feel extremely interested and he almost couldn’t resist the thought of going to see what it was. hyunjin did in fact recognize that that would be a little weird and very much out of character, but he couldn’t exactly see what the problem was. he didn’t think there was too much risk involved, and he usually enjoyed seeing and knowing what people on the islands did when they got their cups of coffee. why not? not having a customer at this exact moment meant he could do what he wanted, so he did just that, slowly walking over to the small table where mini was drawing. he was almost blocking her paper – on accident, of course, and he was ready to ask about said drawing when she started to speak, looking quite nervous as she finally looked at him. “awkward…? oh…. sorry – i just wanted to come over and ask about what you’re working on, since you’re in here so often.” he paused, feeling a bit nervous himself having actually settled on asking about it. “is it okay with you if i take a look?”
IT SURPRISED HER that somehow , the man hadn’t managed to get a proper look at mini’s drawing of him . in fact , one might as well say the illustrator exposed herself ! how embarrassing , mini thought , brows furrowing together as she looked down at her hands . oh well , it was too late to turn back now . ❝ um ... sure , of course ! ❞ she replied with as much excitement as she could muster , though it always was a bit scary to show even something as simple as a sketch to someone --- especially if it was the very person she’d been using as inspiration .
as she moved her hands away from the sketchbook , mini let out a long sigh & reached for her cappuccino , taking a long sip as if to prepare herself for any sort of reaction . the girl was confident in her skills of course , but still , you never know . watching his face as she let him take a good look at the unfinished piece , mini tucked a light pink lock behind her ear . ❝ it’s not finished , by the way ... oh , & i meant to ask for your permission , too ! it just- i kind of forgot to , if i’m being honest . that is quite embarrassing , isn’t it ? ❞ how impolite of her , to say the least . ❝ uh ... ❞ she cleared her throat , ❝ so , what do you think ? ❞