Taekook Oneshots

Coffee

@pxndaku asked for ' A cute coffee shop AU where Person A's a regular at a coffee shop and the cute barista (Person B) keeps misspelling Person A's name. But it's been too long and Person A doesn't know how to tell them that without it being awkward.'

"Jungkook!"
"Ah, that's me," I mutter to myself, heading for the counter. The barista is, as always, cute, and when I look over at him, he blushes slightly, handing me my drink. "Thanks!" He just beams at me, and my heart skips a beat.

It's only after I leave the coffee shop that I take a look at the cup, and realise that he's spelt my name wrong, again. I don't know if it was someone else this time, I can't tell. But there's only one 'g' in my name, so I don't know what he's up to. Maybe he just misheard me. I don't really mind too much, it's just funny, in an awkward way.

But it keeps happening. I've come to this coffee shop about twelve times in the last two weeks, practically every single day, and every single time he's the one that serves me. And every single time, when I order a coffee, he spells my name wrong. I don't know what it is. Maybe he's doing it on purpose, maybe he's just misguided.

The only time that I was served by someone else, it was spelt correctly. And you'd think that the person that served me that time would notice, eventually. I guess not. They must be continuously busy, or something. I don't know.

Ever since I moved to Seoul, half a year ago, I've come to this particular coffee shop. I can't explain fully why. Yes, it's partially the cute barista, I won't lie. But it's also the quality of the cakes they serve, the way the coffee I order always seems to give me a buzz that keeps me going until lunch.

I work in an office in the centre of the city, and so it can get boring. It's not my dream job. It's a pain in the ass, to be honest. But it pays the bills, so that's all I can have whilst I save up for bigger things, whilst I go to night classes to learn what I need to know and earn the qualifications required.

I get to the building I work in, take a sip of my coffee, and frown in confusion for a moment. This isn't my usual order. And it's not what I asked for. But it's good, so I'm not going to complain. In fact, somehow I prefer it to my usual order. I don't know what the barista actually made, but it's delicious.

I'm still drinking it when I get to my desk, a few minutes later. I place my bag down, start up my computer, and get to work. Business as usual. But when I finish up, I make a decision. If that barista is still there, I want to talk to him. Find out what his name is. Maybe even get to know him, if I'm feeling brave enough. I don't know what will happen.

And yet when I arrive, he's nowhere to be seen. I don't bother asking questions, knowing I might look like a creep, choosing instead to buy a small pastry and eat in, just because I can. Halfway through the pastry, the barista himself appears from a staff room, sees me, and does a double take. I just smile awkwardly at him, gesture for him to come over for a second.

"C-Can I help you?" he asks nervously.
"I just wanted to know your name," I say quietly. At the confused expression on his face, I decide to elaborate. "I've been coming here for half a year, and I just realised that I have no idea who any of you are. And I feel bad. Besides, you seem like a cool person. It's fine if you're not okay with that, I'm sure you have stuff to do."

The confusion makes way for a pretty little blush. "Oh, I see. I'm Taehyung. Kim Taehyung," he introduces himself, throwing up a peace sign for good measure. I just smile at him.
"Jungkook. Jeon Jungkook. It's nice to meet you, James Bond." He giggles shyly at that. "Did you give me something different today?"

He tilts his head at me, and I swear he looks like a puppy. I have to control the urge to squeal, I'm not even joking. "Huh?"
"When I came in this morning...it wasn't my normal order. It could've been any of you, to be honest." His face flashes with panic for a second, and then he controls it.
"I'm sorry, I must have-"