his empty cup

Charlie Eros works in a coffee shop and next door is a tattoo and piercing shop. One of the workers in that store is Nigel Clarintel. He always orders the same thing and Charlie is always on his shift when Nigel is on his break. A coincidence?

But one day, he hands an empty cup to Charlie and leaves a tip before sitting down and waiting for his usual.

And then for the rest of the week, Nigel never showed up for his usual. And Charlie got suspicious so he looked at the empty cup and stormed over to the Tattoo shop.

Why did Nigel give Charlie an empty cup? You'll have to read to find out

(A/N: slow updates due to mental health!!)