Crushing Over Coffee (Stray Kids Felix x reader)

Felix, concentrate!

Felix settled himself down in the corner of the café with his caramel macchiato and took out his laptop to work on song lyrics.

"Hopefully JYP will like them this time," he thought, eager to share his ideas with his members and STAYs. Savouring the bitter-sweetness of his coffee, Felix began to jot down his thoughts and recall recent experiences to try to draw inspiration from them.

About 10mins in and his stream of consciousness was abruptly interrupted by someone tumbling through the door, clearly in a hurry. It was a girl, Felix thought she was probably about his age, with eyes that sparkled and a bright smile.

"Sorry I'm late, manager-nim," she said between puffs, "I saw the most adorable puppy on the way here and I just had to stop and pet it - you know?" she asked with a guilty grin.

That was the lamest, but simultaneously the cutest excuse Felix had ever heard and he found himself pausing in his work to watch how this played out. To his surprise, the manager just rolled her eyes and said with a chuckle,

"Don't worry, Y/n, I know what you're like with cute things. Just hurry up and put your apron on."

"Sure thing" she replied with a cheeky wink and finger guns. Felix stifled a laugh and his eyes followed her to the back of the coffee shop where she disappeared behind a door.

"Snap out of it Felix," he mentally scolded himself, "concentrate! You have to make this good."

Focussing on his notebook again, he bit his lip as he deliberated over different rhymes. But when the door opened and Y/n re-emerged, his head snapped back up, accidentally making eye contact. Her eyes widened in surprise and Felix silently cursed, worried that he'd been caught staring. Y/n offered a soft smile and a slight bow. A little flustered, Felix smiled back and hurriedly looked away. From then on, he kept glancing up to watch her as she continued to work. He noticed how friendly she was with the customers and he delighted in hearing her laugh with her colleagues. She emanated warmth and kindness, which continually captivated his attention, no matter how hard he tried to focus on writing more lyrics.

"C'mon Felix - concentrate, concentrate, concentrate!" he chanted to himself. He was finally getting back into the flow when Likey by Twice came on through the café speakers. He loved this song, and clearly so did Y/n since her face lit up and she started singing and dancing along as she cleared the tables. She even managed to dance the chorus when moving from one to another. Felix couldn't help smiling at her adorableness and went to lean on his hand when -

He spilt his coffee all over his notes, making a complete mess. "Shit!" he swore loudly in English, looking at his ruined work in despair. Y/n came running over with napkins and started helping him mop the liquid up.

"Oh my gosh, are you okay?" she asked, "You didn't burn yourself did you?"

Felix, touched by her concern and blushing profusely by this point, cleared his throat, "Ahem. No, I'm fine thank you. Sorry for making a mess." He apologised.

"Hey, no worries," she replied, still smiling, "I'm ridiculously clumsy and do this kind of thing all the time. I'm more worried about your notes..." she added, frowning slightly as she picked up the sodden book and tried to pat it dry.

"Oh there's no need to be worried about that. It wasn't going so great anyway, I kept getting distracted..." he trailed off as he realised what he was saying.

"Well we can't have that," she said putting her hands on her hips and frowning in thought. Then she tilted her head to the side as she made a preposition, "How about I get you a refill and cheer you on - will that help?"

"Err, yeah I guess," Felix responded, still embarrassed by the whole situation.

"Alrighty then!" she exclaimed energetically, "I'll be back in moment with your complimentary caramel macchiato. Now Felix," she added sternly, "concentrate!"