Thought you had to be talkative and social to run a café? Ephemerial works differently - and for good reason: its owner is one of a kind. In a quiet corner where the air smells of tea and old memories, Eirlys, a soft-spoken young man with a broken voice, serves drinks laced with silence. He doesn't say much, but he sees. And above all... he watches. A story of quiet encounters, soul fragments, and the kind of beauty only silence knows how to reveal. A quiet cafe. A boy who speaks little but sees everything. Ephemerial is where souls meet, and silence tells the truth. Note : As english is not my native language, I use Deepl to help me. There might be some mistakes. If you're French, I recommend reading the original French version, even if my writing style might slightly differ between both versions. ✦ Note 2 : This story was inspired by my Miqo'te character in FFXIV, but stands fully apart from the game universe. No references to FFXIV will appear.

One child kept. One forgotten. One wanted, the other discarded. Child of misfortune, they said... But what were fortune and destiny? The answer was simple: a path one should carve with their own blade.

When a Miqo'te decided to run away from his clan and trace his own destiny, he didn't expect he would fight so many things, see so many lands, meet a new family... nor find love along the way?? Life sure was like a box of chocolate, with many, many flavors...