the next day came by and wonwoo felt drained from crying for the whole night. he woke up not being able to see properly as his eyes were puffed up. he took off the duvets that laid over him and got out of bed to take a shower. once he was done with that, he put on an oversized black tshirt that draped below his waist paired with a pair of grey nike shorts, solely because he didn't have anything to do.
he sat down on his blue gaming chair and switched on his pc to play some games for a while just to refresh his mind from the incident from the night before. he opened discord to check if anyone was free to play. luckily he found an online gaming friend.
9yut1ts [online🟢]
w0nh0e: yo gyu.
9yut1ts: yo won!
w0nh0e: wanna val rn?
9yut1ts: easy win. les get it!! :p
gyu and wonwoo had been online friends ever since wonwoo started playing valorant a few months back. they continued playing over the course of their summer break. that was until wonwoo became a part timer and had rarely texted nor played with gyu. his online buddy was there to give him advice on life and they had some deep talks at night, which comforted wonwoo.
they played for hours until it was time for lunch. wonwoo was always a morning person, so to see his online friend active in the morning was quite shocking yet relieving for him since he didn't have to play alone. they eventually stopped playing as wonwoo received a message from uncle lee who needed him to work at the cafe. wonwoo changed into his outfit for work, just a simple white shirt and black jeans. he left his room to see if his parents were anywhere to be found, thankfully they had left for work. so he left his house and rode his bicycle to the cafe.
"i'm here." wonwoo said as he entered the cafe and heard a bell rang upon entering, catching his attention as he looked up at the bronze small bell that invited people into the cafe and also notified the staff that a customer had entered. "won, there you are! do you like the new bell? eunji suggested it since many people enter the cafe unnoticed." mr lee looked at wonwoo as he pointed at the bell. wonwoo smiled and gave a thumbs up meaning that he approved of it
"come on! let's prepare and open the cafe soon. i have an interview later for a part time baker that would be working with us. i think he's your age? not sure." uncle lee said as he opened the gate that gave entrance to the barista counter and head to his room to do some paperwork. with wonwoo putting on his grey apron, the day had just begun.
after what felt like ages, it was near sunset. there were not many customers dining at the cafe so wonwoo decided to take a small break and observed the sun as it set. as he slowly daydreamed about flying through the purplish-pink sky, the bell from the entrance rang, indicating that a customer had entered. wonwoo got up and welcomed the tall guy.
"welcome to lee's cafe! please help yourself." wonwoo copied the words eunji had said to him before when he entered the cafe the first time. however, the brown haired male just stood there in confusion. not knowing what to say, wonwoo approached the man. it was the first time he had made the first move to talk to someone as his introverted personality hindered him from striking up a conversation with a random stranger.
"hi there, please take a seat and make yourself comfortable." wonwoo reassured the man as the stranger continued to fidget his fingers. "oh, i'm not here for coffee. i'm actually here for an interview. is your manager here perhaps?" the male spoke up which made wonwoo quite flustered from the height gap between them.
"yea, he is here. i'll go fetch him for you!" wonwoo smiled as he went to the back and called for mr lee, who was scrambling through the papers piled on top of his desk. "uncle lee? someone is here for an interview." wonwoo interrupted as he knocked on the door. "great! i'll be out in a minute, just let me find his- AH HA! found you. okay i'll be right back" mr lee got up from his seat and left the room. wonwoo continued to work at the counter after his short break was over. he kept looking over at the brown haired male sitting across mr lee, leaving wonwoo wondering what this good-looking male was like.
"good-looking male? wonwoo stop it right now, you barely know this man." wonwoo cursed at himself quietly, which grabbed eunji's attention while she was cleaning the cups. "i see the new guy caught your interest. seokmin told me about you! but don't worry, your secret is safe with me. besides i could already tell." eunji chuckled while wonwoo gave a confused look as to what she could tell about him.
"what do you mean?" wonwoo said as he scratched his head which made eunji laughed a little bit louder. "silly, i know you like the guy there." she pointed at the male sitting at the table across from the counter. the brown haired boy noticed and tilted his head as a sign that he didn't know why eunji did that, which made wonwoo's face red as he rushed to toilet to catch a breath.
once he left the bathroom, he noticed that the unfamiliar yet familiar stranger was gone without a trace. wonwoo approached mr lee as he waved goodbye at the entrance door. "uncle, is he hired?" he asked lowly as he wanted to hide his embarrassment from earlier. mr lee nodded his head and told wonwoo that the newbie was starting tomorrow.
"may i know what's his name?" wonwoo asked as he scratched his nape.
"mingyu."
