Maybe Your Baerista ― NCT

8 - Morning Gloominess

Monday. A dreaded day for most. It was even more hated by the younger ones since they had to go to school after working so hard for the past two days. So with them getting ready before they went to school, the older ones were expected to greet the day early with passion.

But they were just the same. Awaken by the alarm he had set the night before, Taeyong lazily got out of bed and stretched his limbs. After the short morning stretching session, he ran his hand through his hair to pull back his hair out of habit.

Getting ready alone before heading to the shop, it didn't take him long to arrive and open the shop up by himself. The slightly chilly morning sent shivers to him every now and then but as he turned on the lights of the shop, he felt warmed up.

As he headed to switched on the coffee machines, he managed to grab his apron. Ensuring that he flipped all the switches he needed to, he wore his apron and headed to the kitchen to start baking fresh new pastries.

Not long after the silence wafted the shop, the door was pushed open and a voice echoed, "Hello."

Head tilted slightly at how an open shop would be empty without a single worker, the person came in and placed their bag on one of the tables. Slowly making way to the kitchen, the door creaked open to reveal Taeyong busy measuring ingredients.

"Taeyong?" calling out his name, Taeyong quickly turned to look at the person. Letting out a sigh of relief, facial muscles loosening from its tense state, he smiled, "Oh, Nari. You came by so early."

Walking towards Taeyong and standing next to him, Nari watched as Taeyong continued his work. Hands busy roaming around the table, her eyes followed the movements of his skinny, beautiful hands.

"I figured I'll come by to get my very needed dose of caffeine before heading to campus. But when I came in, it was empty," Nari explained and he nodded at her words. "Sorry, I thought at least Johnny would come after a few minutes I arrived. I'll make your drink once I finish making the dough."

But as soon as Taeyong finished his speech, a voice heard from outside, "Excuse me. Anyone here?"

The two looked at each other, "A customer," Taeyong said. Followed by Nari giving him a yeah-obviously expression.

"Could you please get her order for me? I'll make your drink free later. I really need to finish getting these ready and my hands are just messy right now," he pleaded to her. "I don't want the shop to get a bad review when it just opened. Pretty please, Nari," he continued.

"I get it, don't worry. I worked at a coffee shop before and I understand. Just a pro tip, get one of their asses to come down with you. You really don't want to work alone, even if not a lot of people would come at times like this," patting his shoulders, she headed out to serve the unexpected customer.

Looking at her walking out, he thanked her in a low, happy, and a little bit of shy tone.