PLSSSS MORE OF THAT MAID CAFE YUU STUFF I NEED IT INJECTED INTO MY VEINS UGHHHJJ And I wanna see the reactions of the characters you’ve got in mind?? If ever?? Pls?? (And also maybe of Jade, Trey, Malleus, etc) CUZ UGHHRFHRHHFD
(I luv ur big brain bro, the way you come up with these ideas is just *CHEFS KISS* ur the kind of ppl i thank god for 🙏 )
AAAAH THANK YOU IT CAME TO ME IN A DREAM!!! I'll do just Trey for now cause it's like 5 am and I have to go to bed and also because I wrote too much for him because I got excited.
So Trey was actually who I had at the forefront for this idea! I was imagining him visiting the various bakeries and patisseries in town, tasting different goods just to see if maybe he'd want to test them out for a tea or unbirthday party. Maybe he'd even find something that he thinks his family would sell well back home and sends his parents ideas! Eventually he's down to just one last cafe, which he's heard makes and sells some delicious pastries, but he's super embarrassed because of course it's a maid cafe. Trey stalls in going into it for a while, just knowing that if anyone from school found out he even set foot in such a place, he'd never hear the end of it. Eventually, Cater is the one who finally convinces him to go, if just to at least scope out if the place is cute enough for him to post on Magicam.
So Trey finally bites the bullet and goes, at least now he can blame Cater for his attendance if anyone catches him. Originally, he was only going to pop in really quick, take a look around, order something new, and head back to the dorm, never to return. But that plan flew out the window the moment he laid eyes on the most gorgeous person he's ever seen. Gods, you're breathtaking, you look at him with those pretty eyes and shy away as he approaches, handling him a menu and running off to clean. Trey can't help but keep staring, besotted. He orders a coffee and a pastry to-go, hoping that the extra item would give him some extra time to grow some courage to ask for your name, but he just can't help it.
Something about you is so familiar, melting into his heart like it belongs there. Like candied violets melting on his tongue. Trey doesn't know where he knows you from, maybe he's dreamt about you. Gods that sounds silly, but he can't explain it, he's drawn to you.
He keeps staring, and Trey's sure he has to be coming off as creepy now, but he tries his best to smile and give you thanks as you drop off his food, while you nod and give a shy smile. It's so unlike him to be impulsive, but Trey does so when he leaves you a 20 thaumark tip, writing down a note telling you you're pretty. Then freezing, scratching it own and writing down the beginning of his number before scratching that out, and just writing down "Thank you, my name's Trey."
And that singular meeting his what gets him to become a regular. Every Saturday midday, Trey makes his way down to the cafe, requests the same drink and pastry, and just stares with the same lovesick smile every single time. He tries to flirt, but he's just awful at it. Trey's positive that you never talk because you think he's being creepy, but then when he asks for your name you freeze, before writing down on your notepad and presenting him with your name: Basil.
Oh fuck him, it's so cute. Your name is fucking Basil it's adorable. Now he asks for you by name and can even get you to crack a smile at his bad jokes when he visits, though you remain painfully quiet. That's okay though, he's a patient man and he's more than happy to just get to see you once a week. Trey's got it so bad, he doesn't even care when Ace and Deuce see him walking out of the cafe, smiling like an idiot as the former cracks jokes at him.
Trey doesn't care that Ace is calling him a secret pervert, or Cater asking if he has a thing for maids when it gets out to him too, not when he's got the pretty Maid Basil in his mind. Cater even manages to get it out of him why he's been visiting once a week and blowing a good chunk of his money on some random server. He even got Riddle to scold him for wasting so much money for someone who won't even talk to him! A vice like Trey shouldn't be so impulsive and silly, it's a bad example for the younger dorm members!
Oh but he doesn't care. Why can't he be a little impulsive? Isn't Trey allowed to have fun and enjoy things for himself? He's always had to be responsible one, someone who only focuses on caring for others. Well tonight, Trey is going to let himself be impulsive. He's going to go to the cafe, and ask you out on a date after your shift!
At least that was the plan, until he was running way late and trying to get to town as quick as possible before your shift finished. It'd happened a few times, when something went wrong in the dorm and he couldn't leave until later, only to be told by the host that your shift ended at 5. He probably shouldn't be telling Trey that, but it works in his favor cause Trey is barely making it to the cafe just a few minutes before 5.
He might not be able to catch you during your shift, but maybe before you leave he can ask. Would you be okay with that? You're always so quiet and shy, Trey hopes this won't make you uncomfortable, he just needs to get this off his chest. He can take any rejection, he's sure, he just needs to get his feelings out!
That was the plan, until he walked past the alley behind the cafe and heard his name. He shouldn't really be nosy, but...
"Oh come on! You totes like him back, just tell him who you really are and explain. If he's as nice as you say he is, I'm sure he'd understand. Besides, he seems absolutely in love with you—"
"He's not 'in love' with me, he's got a crush on 'Basil', and just how am I supposed to tell him that the person he's been crushing on isn't a shy, cute little maid, but the annoying freshman that crashes his dorm with their cat for sweets?"
What?
Trey quietly and carefully peeks over the corner, and eyes widen in shock as recognizes the Prefect's voice coming from the person he thought was Basil.
That's why you were so familiar when he saw you in the cafe. No wonder you never spoke, Trey would recognize your voice anywhere. But if Basil and the Prefect were the same person, then you've heard all about his crush on Basil. Crush on you? Does this mean he had a crush on the Prefect? Did he want do have a crush on the Prefect. He liked the Prefect, but he had the crush on Basil. But they are Basil, they're the same person. Fuck he was so confused now.
Trey meant to walk past and go back to his dorm, ready to just lie in bed and sleep his confusion off and deal with the stress in the morning, but instead he ran smack dab into you as you stared heading back home too.
"Oof! Sorry, I wasn't—Trey?"
He froze, hands grabbing you by your shoulders to steady you, and looking down at your shocked, almost terrified face. You were dressed back in your school uniform, but you still had your hair and make up done, pretty as ever. Now that he had a much closer look at you, Trey couldn't believe he didn't recognize you as his classmate.
"Bas—Prefect! I wasn't—I didn't mean to—you—this entire time—HEY!"
You didn't even give him time to stop stammering as you bolted off towards the school, Trey giving chase.
Well, he was being impulsive today, might as well commit to it and get you on that damn date before you disappeared and decided to never talk to him again.
Maybe some one-on-one time would help clear up the air.
