pretty boy.

just tell me your name!

❝in which sykkuno is a barista at starbucks and corpse gives him a fake name everytime he comes in❞

tw // strong language

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day one

working at starbucks was sykkuno's childhood "dream" until now.

everytime he went with his mother when he was little, being a barista seemed like such fun!

they were always smiling and they always looked happy, right?

well, sykkuno proved that theory wrong on the first day of his job.

sykkuno was the only guy barista at the shop, which was quite embarrassing for a 16 year old boy.

he could feel the stares of costumers burning through him, and they weren't good stares. he knew they were glares, and he knew exactly what was going on in their heads.

"why is a teenage boy working at starbucks?"

"being a barista is a female's job!"

sykkuno hears the bells on the door ring and he glances in that direction, spotting an elderly couple.

old people are nice, right? no way they would make rude comments like everyone else. they seem too nice... right?

"hi welcome to starbucks!" sykkuno smiles at the couple as soon as they walk up to the counter.

"i'll take your order whenever you're read-"

"are you sure you're allowed to be working here?" the old man questions impolitely.

"uhm," sykkuno suddenly feels more under pressure than he originally did.

"yeah, i am," he fakes a smile.

"you look awfully young" the old man continues to speak.

"yeah... i get that a lot" he chuckles nervously.

"plus i've never seen a male barista before. what are you, gay?" the man asks, receiving a hit in the shoulder from his wife.

"harold! don't say things like that!" the woman scolds.

"n-no, it's alright." sykkuno says, feeling a slight burning sensation in his eyes, but didn't dare let a tear slip down.

he eventually takes their orders and makes their coffees as quickly but efficiently as possible.

he never wanted to see them again, not after what that rude man said.

shortly after he gave the coffees to the couple, another ring from the door bell rang.

sykkuno looks up, seeing a brown haired boy who is taller than him, but thankfully he looked similar to his age range.

sykkuno smiles at the boy like he's supposed to for every customer.

"hi welcome to starbucks! i'll take your order whenever you're ready."

the black haired beauty smiles back softly. "i'll have a grande vanilla soy latte please."

this is going smoothly, please keep it that way.

sykkuno takes a grande cup and grabs a sharpie, undoing the cap.

"what's the name for the order?"

"...ludwig" the tall boy replies, earning an eyebrow raise from the boy on the other side of the counter.