𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐘.

𝙗𝙤𝙗𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙮, CHENSUNG

in which chenle works at a boba shop and takes the order of a cute stranger with an unusual taste in drinks.

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"may i have an avocado smoothie with mango jelly?"

that order combination had almost caused chenle to lose his marbles.

from all the years he's been working at a boba shop (which was about a year and a half, he wasn't that experienced), he's made some weird order requests like ube smoothie with basil seeds and boba, but this probably topped the cake.

"u-uh, yeah," chenle stuttered out before punching in the order. "it'll $5.75."

the tall boy that stood in front of the cashier whipped out his wallet and pulled out a ten.

"keep the change," he said with a heart fluttering boxy smile that made chenle's heart do just that.

cute, thought the barista before starting off on the order.

as he was making the order, chenle couldn't help but look up once and a while to check out the weird boy. who orders an avocado smoothie with mango jelly?

"who you starin' at lele?"

chenle almost jumped out of his skin as his manager stared over chenle's shoulder at the stranger with a grin. "your crush?"

"no!" the blond answered, a blush now prominent on his pale cheeks as he made the drink faster.

"oh, don't lie to your kun-hyung lele~" his manager sang. "i know what i see."

"or you're just blind, old man," chenle grumbled as he threw a freshly cut green avocado into the blender with other ingredients.

kun snickered as chenle turned on the blender to avoid any other questions and walked to the back. but not before greeting the tall male that his little dongsaeng had a crush on.

after a few seconds in the blender, the green fruit came out as a smoothie and chenle poured its contents into a clear cup with mango jelly at the bottom.

the barista topped the drink with a flat lid and slipped it into a paper cup holder. "avocado smoothie with mango jelly for...?"

the boy got up from the stool near the pickup station chenle was standing behind and subconsciously smiled that boxy smile of his. "jisung, park jisung."

chenle hummed and whipped out a pen from the pockets of his apron. he scribbled something onto the paper cup holder and set it down in front of jisung with a smile that made the cute little cat whiskers appear on his cheeks. "have a great day."

chenle turned to the cashier and began taking the orders of the customers in line. jisung picked up his drink to check what the barista had wrote on the cup.

'chick-a-dee🐥.'

jisung chuckled at the endearing nickname & cute chick drawing and looked up to see chenle peeking at him as he took orders from behind the cashier.

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it was the next day and chenle was bored out of his mind behind the counter with kun. they were occupying themselves by throwing balled up napkins in the trash can that was a few feet away. the bell attached to the top of the door jingled, signaling that there was a customer. chenle bolted straight up from his seat and yelled, "WELCOME TO BOBO'S."

the not so stranger looked like a deer caught in headlights as he slowly lifted his hand and waved back. it was jisung, armed with a backpack that could've possibly be filled with a dozen bricks. he went to the nearest table and dropped it off before making his way to the counter.

kun had decided that it was wise to leave, but not before whispering 'go get em tiger' into chenle's ear, making the younger boy flush beet red.

"hey," the younger barista greeted the tall boy as he shot daggers at kun, who was cackling a few feet away.

"hi," jisung greeted back with his regular boxy smile that wasn't any less heart fluttering than yesterday.

chenle gave kun one last glare before turning to jisung with a smile. "and how may i help you today sir chick-a-dee?"

"can i have two watermelon slushies with egg pudding and a shot of espresso?"

"alrighty— wait, what? repeat that one more time."

jisung smiled sheepishly. "they're for my friends. they're... weird."

chenle laughed as he punched down the order. "not as weird as your avocado smoothie with mango jelly."

jisung, in turn, scoffed in disbelief and grabbed his chest. "i am actually offended."

the barista shook his head. "speaking of which, would you like the same order as yesterday?"

"yes sir, a.s. with m.j."

chenle looked up from the cashier and gave the boy a side ways glance. "you're weird mr. chick-a-dee."

jisung grinned. "but not as weird as an avocado smoothie with mango jelly."

chenle shook his head with a smile evidently on his face as he put down the order. "would that be all?"

jisung decided to pull a fast one on chenle and slapped on his confidence cap. with a grin, the boy said, "one more thing."

the barista tilted his head in confusion like a lost puppy. jisung's ears couldn't help but go bright red; his newfound confidence completely gone and replaced with schoolboy shyness. "i–uh.."

"yes...?"

"i– canipleasehaveyourname—"

chenle quickly caught on to what jisung was mumbling and flashed the shy boy a blinding smile. "just call me your boba boy."