BREWED INTENTION — W.YX
in which your he’s your barista crush who always spells your name wrong—until one rainy evening, he finally gets it right…
cw: cafe/barista au!, barista! nicho, flirting?, teasing.
word count: 839
lay’s note: my first oneshot!!! hope you enjoy it!
It's a cloudy Thursday, and the café smells like burnt caramel and rain.
You push the door open, the bell chiming softly, and head straight for your usual spot by the window. It's practically your seat now—no one else dares claim it between 4 and 6 p.m. on weekdays.
After setting your stuff down, you walk up to the line to order your usual, the person in front of you just getting their drink.
Behind the counter, the barista you're so used to seeing around this time smirks at you. "Welcome back, coffee addict," he teases. "Here for your usual, or are you feeling wild today?"
You immediately roll your eyes at his comments.
You're used to the teasing, but that doesn't mean it doesn't get on your nerves a little — even if he is super handsome.
Yeah, you do have a crush on Wang Nicholas. Who wouldn't? I mean, anyone who's sane would know how annoying he is, but his face card saves him every time.
"The usual," you say simply, afraid of what would come out of your mouth if you kept going.
"Yo, EJ! The princess wants her usual!" he informs his coworker and best friend, Byun Euijoo.
“Is he bothering you, y/n?” Euijoo asks with a grin playing on his face.
“When is he not?” you reply before going back to your seat to work on your laptop while you wait.
A few minutes passed and you see Nicholas place your drink down and call out the order. Picking up the drink, you notice the name on the cup.
Gremlin
“Yesterday was bossy pants, now this? You know, legally, that’s defamation. I could sue you for emotional damage.” you narrow your eyes jokingly at the blond in front of you.
“Sue me, babe. I’d love to see you act like a little gremlin in court” he teases once again. You let out a little groan and walk back to your table, his laughter filling the air behind you.
all you can think is, he’s lucky he’s hot.
The next day, you find yourself in the same spot as yesterday. You walk up to the counter, no line today as it’s pretty empty around this time.
Nicholas is, yet again, standing before you, ready to take your order. “Hey princess” he greets you. “What would you like” he grins at you showing his perfect smile. Dentists would be proud.
“Just an iced latte today” you tell him while looking in your purse for your wallet while punches it into the screen in front of him swiftly. When you pull out your card he quickly stops you. “it’s on the house today, EJ thinks you deserve it after i ‘harassed’ you yesterday” he recalls his conversation with his best friend the day before, shortly after you left, not forgetting to put air quotes around the word harassed.
His coworker already smiling at you when you glance over. You send him an appreciative one back before walking away to your usual spot.
When you go to pick up your latte, you notice the writing on the side of your cup.
“Nicholas, i swear if it’s ‘Goblin Girl’ or something, i’m reporting you” you tell the boy who has a smirk plastered on his face.
y/n , xxx-xxx-xxxx
This confused you. Not only did he get your name right— for the first time in a long time— but he also wrote down a number.
“It’s mine” he answers the question you asked yourself in your head. “call me later” he said before tending to the next customer in line.
And best believe you called him.
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