- ̗̀ castle quotes! ̖́ - ╱ accepting (specify muse). | @clocksprince ( jem carstairs ) : ‘ apart from the fact that i’m dying, i’m fine. ’
this hole-in-the-wall coffeeshop seems privy to all manner of people. some rush through the front door in a blur of white button-ups and half-astray business ties, never learning his name but always expecting he remembers theirs. others park themselves in the bench seats by the bay windows, taking up space with a lukewarm drink for hours. it’s intriguing, how they watch the world go by as they sketch listlessly for college classes.
then there are his favourites — the ones he knows without sight, instead by the shuffle of footsteps distinct enough for him to look up with a lopsided grin.
jem is one-such customer, with his lovely piano fingers always ready to pry his ordered coffee straight from cam’s grip. sometimes, their hands brush.
cam lives for those sometimes moments.
it always starts with a ‘how are you’, but usually jem responds good with kind eyes and a soft smile. today, he deviates from the script.
cam doesn’t know what to do when people deviate from the script.
he pauses ringing up the usual, dark eyes lifting from the register keys with consideration. jem looks tired, the purple bruising beneath his eyes catching funny in the muted light of the overheads.
‘ should i make it a double-shot? ’ cam worries their bottom lip between their teeth. he deviated from the script. what should they do now? panic lifts his voice an octave. there’s a ringing in his ears. ‘ — we also have red velvet cookies. they’re new. ’
oh my god.
