from the back of the door, a bell chimes out your entrance. the first thing that envelopes you is the combination of scents: vanilla and cinnamon and warm chocolate with hints of lemon and cherry. as you move from the front door to an empty table, you walk through pockets of aroma, each one a comforting embrace of all that is good in an upside-down world.
your server is college-aged, and smiles warmly at you as she places the menu down upon the glass-topped table. her dark hair is tousled, tickling the tops of her shoulders, and her eyes are wide, a warm, dark shade of brown. a sunflower necklace hangs upon her neck, and the apron around her waist is pink and frilly. a closer examination reveals bruised knees, nails bitten down to the quick and lips chewed pink.
❝ i’ll give you a few minutes to decide. ❞
she moves away, retreating behind the counter --- it’s after repeated trips to the cafe that you realise samantha, once she’s warmed up to you, is; affectionate, naive, easily flustered, emotional, loyal, clumsy, cheerful, bright, and loud.
˗ˏˋ NAME ˊˎ˗
samantha
˗ˏˋ BIRTHDAY ˊˎ˗
10 April | 20 years old
˗ˏˋ SHE DEDICATES ˊˎ˗
most of her time to university, where she’s studying social work, and minoring in psychology. she’s still a first year, and she’s still got three more years to go, but she’s determined to graduate with honours !! when school and assignments aren’t taking up her attention, she’s commonly found in the cafe, flitting from table to table to clean up the remnants of crumb-filled plates and empty mugs, or counting out change at the cash register.
˗ˏˋ LIKES ˊˎ˗
baking, reading, writing, drawing, watching movies, sweets, knitting scarves, writing letters, hanging out with friends, sunflowers, warm hugs, the beach, soft jackets, listening to music, tinkering with her guitar if the mood strikes her
˗ˏˋ DISLIKES ˊˎ˗
thunder storms, loud noises, needles, insects, feeling anxious, being too cold, bitter things
˗ˏˋ MILK ˊˎ˗
samantha may have an older brother of her own, but seeing as how he’s not one to voluntarily offer her any affection, she’s more than happy to let milk baby her and spoil her, and calls him ❝ big brother milk ❞, as per his request. samantha’s trusting, and more than willing to tell milk any problems she’s having in school, from how her day went, to the crushes she has on the boys in her class. she’s worked with children in the past, and bonds with milk over their love for kids !!
˗ˏˋ STRAWBERRY ˊˎ˗
samantha considers strawberry a good friend. they have similar hobbies, and she’s perfectly comfortable spending time with him. it’s in her nature to cling to people, and she’s always happy when strawberry reciprocates her own affections, especially if they’re watching particularly bloody movies and if she flings her arms around him in the heat of the moment, high on adrenaline and fear. however, she’s rather unaware of strawberry’s darker tendencies . . .
˗ˏˋ COFFEE ˊˎ˗
coffee scared her at first with his sour expression and the barbed words and insults that easily slipped off his tongue, but after learning that he’s a softie at heart, she’s warmed up to him, and no longer feels anxiety coiling in the pit of her stomach whenever he so much as stares at her. she’s more likely to blush now, but that’s only because he is admittedly attractive. now, samantha can commonly be found clinging to coffee like an over-affectionate cat, and he doesn’t quite have the heart to push her off, which has, on occasion, led many customers to ask if they’re dating . . .
˗ˏˋ POISON ˊˎ˗
samantha’s favourite word to call him is ❝ meanie ❞, and is usually accompanied with a pouting lower lip and an indigant shrill tone of voice. she doesn’t find his teasing funny at all !! if anything, her reactions only serve to make poison increase his teasing ten-fold, if only to gain some form of amusement. poison also may or may not have made samantha cry a few times when he takes his teasing too far, which usually results in her running to milk.
˗ˏˋ ONE ˊˎ˗
samantha’s favourite things to knit are scarves. it’s so relaxing to pick out the soft wool and start her newest project. she’s privately decided to make scarves for all of them, but isn’t having much success keeping the scarves a surprise . . .
˗ˏˋ TWO ˊˎ˗
samantha is clumsy, very much so. when she first started working, she would break plates and drop cups, but now that she’s more familiar --- and now that she’s stopped running while delivering orders --- she’s a little more coordinated, and dishes don’t go flying as often. she does, however, still end up bumping into walls and table corners, but that can’t be helped.
˗ˏˋ THREE ˊˎ˗
outside of work, samantha practically lives in shorts, blouses and ballet flats, with her usual sunflower necklace hanging around her neck. she’ll wear dresses on special occasions, but can’t quite be bothered to dress up; ironic really, considering how most of her closet space consists of pretty dresses that she’s only worn once or twice.
˗ˏˋ FOUR ˊˎ˗
her singing voice is a hit or a miss. sometimes she sounds like a dying whale, at other times she sounds almost acceptable. she’ll sometimes hum as she clears tables and washes the dishes in the kitchen, but she’ll turn as red as a tomato if someone complements or brings up the matter of her singing and humming.
˗ˏˋ FIVE ˊˎ˗
her favourite perfume is a vanilla body spray from the body shop. now that she works in a cafe, she tends to smell of coffee whenever she heads home . . .
