forum Roleplay ^-^

Started February 16, 2018 by @Oakie Dokie

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My favourite drink!! "Coming right up. If you want, the customer before you paid for a toasted Rueben." Not really, but he wanted to see if this guy liked them too.

"Wow, what a generous guy, that sounds delicious, thank them for me." He cracked a small smile and his nose pinked a little as he pulled his chained wallet out and prepared some dollar bills for his drink $5.50?" he poked his pierced tongue out at Aspen.

Oyoyo was shocked. She couldn't believe the guy at the counter gave her a free drink. It almost turned her whole day around.

"Yep," Aspen replied, blushing slightly. What brings both of you here at this hour? Most people would be out grabbing dinner or partying by now."

"I work as tech support, and man is that a helluva job," he smiled, appreciating the guys interest in his day, "Actually, my friends have been bombing me lately, so I've not got much plans.. except tonight. We should hang sometime." He headed to the door with his coffee and reuben.

"yes, definitely!!"
Aspen yelped with delight when the dude left, pumping his fist in the air and doing a little dance on the wooden floor. "I've got a date…"

(next morning)
Aspen sat silently as the engine of his Land Rover pinged to a stop and stepped out of the car into the early morning fog, locking the car and stepping across the sidewalk to his storefront, unlocking the door and turning on the open sign.

It was early. So early, in fact, the sun hadn't quite begun to rise. Jay was wearing his trusty windbreaker, yellow hair covering his piercing blue eyes as he spun his ring around his finger, waiting outside the front of the locked cafe. It was.. weird, he felt, coming here at this time but he hadn't been able to sleep and thought that maybe he'd just wait for Aspen at the door when he came to work.

Aspen went to unlock the front door of the cafe but stopped short.
Jay was out front.
He threw open the door and beckoned him in, offering him fresh coffee, and began to power on the machines and restock the baked goods. "What brings you out here this early?"

"Was thinking. Couldn't sleep." Jay looked into the coffee, his mind feeling clouded. He gazed into the blackness as Aspen passed by from behind the counter a few times. After a third time seeing him come out, he stood, and as Aspen would walk back into the bar, he stopped him, leaning against the wall and shadowing over him in a way that wasn't threatening. "Can I ask you a question?" He asked quietly, nervousness in his voice.

"Umm… sure," Aspen replied, slightly nervous. "What's up?"

He pulled back, standing straight to let him pass, kicking himself for being intimidating. "I was talking to someone, about meeting you; about how you were kind to that other girl, and to me, and, well.. all that. And y'know, how I asked you to hang out?" He scratched the back of his neck, grumbling awkwardly to himself. "They said you may have took it as a.. date." his nose pinked a little bit. "Not that it would be a problem, but. I gotta know. Were you flirting with me?" He tugged at the collar of his shirt, feeling warm and uncomfortable.

Aspen's face went as red as the tomatoes he had been slicing and he looked down at his Converse. "Would that be a bad thing…? I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable or anything, I just… I don't know. I mean, I'd love to… Umm…"

Jay covered his mouth, his heart pounding. He just.. didn't know what to do. His coffee rippled a bit as he shook a small bit. "I've never been in any real relationships before. A-and, well. I've never met a cute guy who happens to like me. Frankly, I've never been with a guy." His face burned.

"Y-you think I'm cute?" Aspen glanced hopefully at Jay, shaking with emotion.

His eyes connected with Aspen's for a moment, nodding, still covering his face, before looking back down into the coffee.

"Here, sit down," Aspen conceded, motioning to a nearby booth and grabbing himself a breakfast croissant. "Before we get into some sort of blushing contest, let's have an actual conversation. Where are you from, and why are you here?"

"I-I can't go into all that." he sat nonetheless, sipping his coffee and getting himself over it. It wasn't different than, his other encounters with women, except for this was a guy, should be, more relatable, right? "I live here now, and like I said, I.. work in IT."

"Yeah, that's a helluva job right there. I have a degree in Mental Health, but my old boss gave the cafe to me, and… I guess I just couldn't bring myself to leave. How's your job suiting you?"

"It's okay, it's a cubicle job." he gazed at Aspen's ear. "Is it nice to be connected to a place like that?" He asked, taking another sip.