The Man Who Could Not Stop Time (Monsta X Fanfiction)

Chapter Three: Psychology

Finally getting a second of a break, I pulled out my phone from my front pocket apron. The coffee shop has been bustling for the last week, especially busy once our patrons caught word that Jimin was now a Big Hit trainee. So that meant a future celebrity worked at the cafe.

But joke was on them because he wasn't going to be around much now that he's busy training 24/7.

How's it going? I texted Jimin. Today he was supposed to practice singing. He was originally a dancer, so I was worried they'd be too hard on him.

Good, Busy. Jimin replied quickly. I can't chat now, the staff don't like us on our phone too much.

I frowned. Jimin was always so excited to talk to me. I guess trainee life was making him much more serious.

The bell on the door of the cafe chimed as customer came in.

"Hello!" I said, putting away my phone to greet them.

But it was just Hyungwon.

"Oh, hi..." I replied sadly, not wanting to hear Hyungwon's pessimistic talk right now. I enjoyed hanging out with him, but most of the time he was a bit... blue.

"Hello Areum-ah." Hyungwon smiled brightly, taking a seat at our bar. The bar faced our espresso machines, so the customer could watch us make our coffee.

'He's being very... different today.' I thought apprehensively. Usually he didn't greet me with a smile. Being stoic was his thing. I guess tsundere was going out of style.

"How are you doing?" I asked, walking around the counter to take his order,

"I'm doing fantastic!" He beamed, "The weather is fantastic," I looked outside to see it was actually raining pretty heavily, "and I get to talk to you. So that's a plus."

I blushed, looking down at my hands.

"How is college?" I asked, leaning against the counter. He was supposed to start classes again soon.

No one was here, so I was able to really take time chatting with him.

"College?" He asked, looking confused. But he snapped out of it pretty quickly, "I've decided not to bother with that anymore. I'm traveling now."

'Traveling? Where?'

"That sounds nice." I replied, imaging spending my whole life traveling.

I always wanted to visit Paris and England, but I neither had the money nor time.

"It is." He smiled, "One day, I think we will be able to travel together."

I blushed again.

'He remembers I have a boyfriend right?'

I decided to change the subject.

"What coffee do you want? It's on the house."

"I don't really like coffee." Hyungwon shook his head, "But I'll have some tea."

'That's weird.' I thought, turning around to look through our selection of teas, 'He loves coffee, he's always loved coffee.'

But then again, maybe he was just pretending to like it because I worked at a coffee shop.

I poured some hot water into a mini tea pot. The loose leaf tea sitting in a cylinder suspended in the glass pot. The metal was poked full of holes so that the tea could steep freshly and be easy to serve. I grabbed it and set it in front of Hyungwon before picking out a matching, clear glass tea cup.