(I'm wheezing omg)
Ember turned bright red with embarrassment. "N-no! that's not- I was just trying to say your name… I just-my lips.. I… I wasn't trying to say anything about your ass!" He said. Then he turned away and covered his face with his hands. "Dammit."
"My… Oh!! Sorry," Aspen replied, blushing slightly. "God. I've been single wayyy too long."
"S-sorry," Ember muttered, his face bright red. His hands were shaking a bit. "I'll be right back," He said, almost sprinting to the men's room.
Aspen buried his face in his paws and returned to disposing of the emaciated machine.
Ember paced back and forth across the floor, his heart pounding. "Calm down, calm down, calm down…" He said to himself. It was just an awkward encounter it was nothing to panic about.
His panicking got even worse when he saw an angry woman covered in coffee stains emerge from a bathroom stall. He had accidentally entered the women's room again.
"What the hell!!" the woman shrieked, brushing at her shirt. "You people are insane!! I never want to set foot in this place again!!" She burst out of the bathroom door and made her way furiously to Aspen. "And you, you sorry-arse-birch!! (lol) It shouldn't even be legal for a pesky, flea-ridden dog to run a cafe!! And for that, thank you for those two hundreds on the counter behind you. It'll be just enough to convince me not to sue your sorry arse." She plucked the bills off the counter, Aspen helpless to do anything, and stormed angrily out of the building.
(i just noticed this is your pic Connor!?)
(wym?)
Ember's breathing started to get irregular, and tears were rolling down his cheeks. "Calm down," he said, his voice breaking. He needed to get out, but where could he go? His father was hunting him down, he had just been kicked out of his apartment… the coffee shop was his only safe place, and it didn't feel safe anymore.
(lol I just gave him a backstory hope you don't mind)
(is that shmexy beast in your pic connor murphy? dear-evan-hansen.wikia.com/wiki/Connor_Murphy
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(heck freaking yeah it is)
(HECK K)
(LOL)
(is it only us now?)
(I’m still here. Is now a good time to come in?)
(sure!!)
Oyoyo once again went back to the cafe. She walked in and said’ “Hey, I’m sorry. It’s probably best that I don’t work here anyway.” She folded her apron and set it on the counter.
"No, Oyoyo, please!! Please stay! It's alright, I-" Aspen began. He'd just recently been able to finally let people in, and now everyone was leaving. What did he do wrong? "I'm sorry…" He teared up and accepted her apron. "I'm so sorry."
“It’s not your fault! It’s mine! I’m a complete failure! The only place I will ever belong is in a battle arena!”, she yelled. A single tear dropped down her face.
"Oyoyo, look at me." Aspen grabbed her head and turned it back to him, making her look him in the eyes. "You are not a failure. That machine was as old as me, and you belong here. Don't ever tell yourself any different."
“Belong here?”, she asked. “You think? I’m just going to mess up again. I’m made to destroy things.”
"So? Get back in here and destroy these eggs to make pastry batter." Aspen smiled softly and placed a large bowl and a carton of eggs in front of her.
(I'm tearing up this is so precious)
“I can try.”, she said. “Do you need anymore money for the coffee machine?”
"I've got it," Aspen lied. He didn't dare mention the angry customer in fear that it would drive his friend off again. "Also, put your apron back on. I'd rather not be shut down for sanitation issues, even though they're threatening anyway because I shed…" he laughed angrily to himself and made his way back to the mess, working anxiously to clean it up.
She put her apron back on. “I’ll try again, but I’m not good at baking.” She held up an egg. It dropped on the floor and broke. “After I clean up the egg on the floor.”
(why is this me tho lol)
Ember slowly crept out of the women's bathroom, hoping nobody would notice him. The swelling on his lip was going down a bit, but now his eyes were red and puffy. He noticed Oyoyo had returned and smiled.
"Ember! You alright?" Aspen inquired. "I- I'm sorry if I came off flirtatious or anything, I… I don't know. Sorry."
“Umm…What? What happened while I was gone and why did Ember come out of the woman’s restroom?”, Oyoyo asked.
"Wait… Ember, is there something you'd like to tell us?" Aspen wiggled his eyebrows.