Hyukjae pours the steamed milk into the cup, mixing it with the espresso in the mug. He shoots a glance over at Donghae, who is standing off to the side. Hyukjae can't help but notice that the other man’s eyes are slightly red-rimmed as if he'd been crying not long before he'd come into the store.

Hyukjae looks down at his finished drink and then back to Donghae, whose air of misery seems to permeate through the air. He bites his lip before he grabs the post-it note pad sitting under the cashier as well as a pen. He shoots a glance at Donghae before he begins to write:

Dear Donghae,

I love your coat! Hope it's as cozy as it looks.

Your friendly barista,
Hyukjae :)

He puts the pen down and rips the sticky note off the pad. He hesitates before he sticks it on the mug. This is a potentially terrible idea. He doesn't even know this person, he's just a regular who Hyukjae has a crush on.

But then he catches sight of Donghae's impossibly sad eyes, figure hunched over in a posture that somehow screams defeated.

He looks down at his note and sticks it to the side of the mug.