vienna latte
James enters the Soteria expecting to see Pandora, the barista who’s usually in at this time, but he doesn’t. He sees this frail guy with curly black hair half up, tattoos scattered around his arms, he looks god-like.
“Are you just going to stand there or are you going to order?” the barista says with a slight French accent. “I’m going to order!” James exclaims, not realizing he’d been standing for long. “Um, can I have an iced Vienna latte?” “Can I have a name for your order?” the barista inquires, “James.”
James had sat down at a table by a window and got out his phone.
prongs🤢:
I may or may not have fallen in love with a barista i’ve barely talked to
wormy🥵:
😺
wtf
prongs🤢:
*insert picture of regulus*
wormy🥵:
smash.
prongs🤢:
ong
“Order for James!” “That’s me, or I guess you already know that.” James says nervously. The barista just responds with a reminisce of a smile. James sits back down and his eye catches on the receipt. “So, Regulus is your name.” he mumbles to himself.
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“Did you come to the bar to see me, Reggie?” Barty says, batting his eyes “No, I came here for a drink.” Regulus replies, “Well then what would you like?’ Barty asks, mocking offense. “A Manhattan, Bartemius.” “A Manhattan, Bartemius.” Barty mocks.
“Barty, dear, be nice.” “But Dorcas, Reg is always mean to me!” he whines in response. Dorcas just rolls her eyes at him. “Hey Reginald. How was work?” Dorcas asks. “Well, Ev and Pans both called out today, so I worked two shifts, someone else worked Evan’s.” Regulus answers. “Did anyone hot come in?” Barty questions, “I mean, there was this one guy, he’s probably annoying though.” "So, he was really hot." Dorcas says as if she saw him. "I regret coming here." Regulus sighs. "You know you love us." Barty and Dorcas say in unison.
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Lily leaves the bookstore and is greeted by Mary. "Hey you!" Lily says in surprise, "I was just in the neighborhood." Mary snorts.