DRDT One Shots!!

Coffee ♡charnico♡

This was requested by jus_nico, enjoy!

It was a calm and peaceful day, which is what Charles would like to see more often. Days where he can just relax and have no worries about anything. Why not spend a relaxing day by going to the coffee shop? He entered his local coffee shop that he visits often. He's pretty good friends with the all workers. Charles got his regular order and had a nice chat with the workers. The shop was quite empty too, but he noticed someone in the corner of the room.

It was the pet therapist, admiring the view from the window. They turned to drink their coffee when they accidentally made eye contact with Charles. They jumped and tried hiding themselves, but with their fluffy hair in the shape of cat ears, Charles easily recognised them. He smiled and said his goodbyes to the workers at the counter and walked over to Nico.

"Hey, mind if I sit here?"

Nico hesitated.

"W-why here? The shop is so empty, why can't you sit over there?"

"Huh? You don't want me to be here or anything?"

"N-no! That's not what I- Fine, you can sit here.."

Charles sat on the chair opposite of Nico and starting tasting the sweet flavour of his coffee. He signed in relief. He turned to face Nico, who was still looking out the window. Charles knew they were doing that to avoid eye contact, so he decided to start a conversation with them.

"Nice seeing you today Nico. What brings you here?"

Nico quickly looked back at Charles, and they had no choice but to socialise with him.

"I visit this place every week.. I'm surprised you found me here just now. I see you everytime you enter."

"Really? I visit this place many times a week and I only just found you now? That's quite surprising."

"Y-yeah..."

The silence continued. Charles didn't know how to carry the conversation. Nico looked outside again a few seconds after the talk ended, and Charles started writing in his notepad. Nico mumbled something.

"You carry that thing everywhere, don't you?"

"Hm?"

"Ah, s-sorry... I just.. tried continuing our conversation.. that was weird, wasn't it?"

"No don't worry about it. It wasn't weird at all. But yes, I do carry this around with me a lot."

"What do you even write in it?"

"Why should I tell you?"

"Oh, sorry.."

"You really need to get out of the habit of apologizing. I was only joking. It's just what I do as a chemist. Always analysing everything, you know?" (i made that up i have no idea what to write help)

"That's nice, I suppose..."

Nico took a sip of their coffee.

"But, it's weird seeing you not wearing your lab coat.."

"Oh yeah, I guess I'm not wearing my lab coat. It's nice to change my style every once in a while, don't you think?"

"I guess... I kind of like your clothing style."

Charles grew a small but warm smile.

"Thanks."

The next few minutes were pretty silent, but they enjoyed eachothers presence. Nico left the coffee shop after they finished they cup, which left Charles sitting alone. The atmosphere was empty, but Charles kept thinking about his conversation with Nico, and his smile grew warmer and bigger.