Skeppy/Zak POV
I sit up, yawning. Looking over at my clock, I see the time is already 12:06 pm.
Wow. I really need to fix my sleep schedule.
Seeing as I have a shift in about an hour, I know I should probably get up and ready for the day.
I hop in the shower, letting the hot, steamy water wake me up, and after about 15 minutes, I hop out, drying myself off.
It's a cold day, so I pull out my favorite hoodie. It's bright blue and has a derpy face across the front. All my friends tease me and say it looks like something an 8 year old would wear, but honestly I don't care.
Pairing the hoodie with a pair of black skinny jeans and a crisp, white t-shirt, I head downstairs to eat some breakfast.
My phone is blowing up with texts, mostly from my friend, Vurb.
Vurb
Skeppy
Skep
Zak
Zak
Answer
Zakky
Zak Ahmed
Skep
ZAK I SWEAR
You
Wjta do uu wnat Vurb
Im biusyy
Vurb
Finally!!
You rly need to learn how to spell loser
Anyway
Wanna hang out today?
You
Ssorryu I cban't todauy
I hajve toi wgrok
Vurb
Ugh fine.
I click off my phone with a sigh. It's pretty much time for work, so I grab my keys and head out the door.
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I work at a fairly popular coffee shop called the Sunshine Cafe. It's only about a five minute walk from my apartment, and the pay isn't bad.
As soon as I walk in, I see my two coworkers, Dream and Velvet. Unsurprisingly, Velvet's boyfriend, Ant is here as well.
Ant doesn't work here, but for how much time he spends at the Cafe, he might as well.
"Hey, Skep. Did you get any sleep last night? You look dead." Dream snickers, putting a hand on my shoulder. My friends gave the nickname Skeppy back in high school, and now the nickname has kind of just stuck.
"Shut up. Your face makes me want to be dead." I grumble.
The Cafe is usually pretty busy around this time of day, so Ant helps us a bit with preparing orders.
After a while he walks in.
His name is Darryl, and he comes to the shop every day at the same time. I don't know what it is, but something about him draws me in. Maybe it's his emerald green eyes that sparkle when he talks, maybe it's his smile. It's kind of embarrassing to admit, but I definitely have a crush on him.
I know his order by heart: A gluten free blueberry muffin and a medium sized hot chocolate. However, I've never served him. Whenever he walks in, I always make some excuse or other to hide in the back room.
Both Dream and Velvet think it's funny how I get flustered around him, and tell me to just go talk to him, but I can't.
As I duck into the back room, Velvet rolls his eyes as he goes to take Darryl's order. I sit down gloomily, and Ant walks over to comfort me.
"Zak...you're going to have to talk to him eventually. It's painful for all of us to see you avoiding him like this."
"I can't! What if he thinks I'm weird, or awkward, or annoying, or -"
"You never know until you try. Look at me." Ant commands in a stern tone.
I turn slowly, looking at Ant. "What?"
"If Devin or whatever"
"Darryl." I say, "His name is Darryl."
Ant gives me a funny look. "If Darryl doesn't like you, then it will be exactly the same as it is right now. But if he does like you, then you will be a hell of a lot happier."
"Whatever." I stand up, Darryl has probably ordered by now, so I need to get back to my job.
Dream and Velvet laugh as I join them in the front.
"Well if it isn't Mr. Loverboy. Welcome back." Velvet giggles, wrapping an arm around Ant and kissing his forehead. "Hey, cutie. Did you talk some sense into Zak?"
"I tried, believe me, I tried."
Everybody laughs again, and I just look at the floor, ears burning.
Dream smiles at me, and says, "Well, your boyfriend's order is ready and you need to give it to him, Zak. Have fun."
He shoves the steamy, styrofoam cup and little cardboard box across the counter, and points to the booth where Darryl is sitting.
I try to argue, but everyone refuses. I'm going to have to serve Darryl.
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FanfictionCOMPLETED Skeppy has worked at the same cafe for years, and for years, the same boy has come in every single day. Due to his massive crush on this boy, Skeppy has always been too embarrassed to talk to him, but with a little confidence and some flir...
