"Teooooo!!! I'm here!" A pink-haired guy went inside the bar and ran up to the counter to greet Teo. He is smaller than Teo and is acting all cutesy.

Laurent, who was waiting for Teo to clock out, noticed this and came up to them. "Who's this?" He asked, pointing at the guy, trying to be intimidating.

Teo smiled and fixed the guy with his usual drink "Oh, this is Retta, he became a regular a week ago" He explained, trying to stop Laurent from acting rude.

"Retta huh?" Laurent asked and stared at the guy up and down, they're the same height. He raised a brow, fingers on his chin as he judged the guy in his mind.

Retta glared back at him "And who is this ugly face?" His cutesy aura was gone in a flash. He stared intensely at Laurent who was also glaring at him.

"That's my best friend, Laurent" Teo said, giving him his drink "The usual, Retta, here" Teo was still polite and nice to everybody, not minding their bickering.

"UGLY FACE?" Laurent yelled angrily "This punk!" He glanced at Teo and then back at Retta in disbelief.

"Where's Sebastian?" Teo asked and looked for him everywhere but he was nowhere to be seen. He didn’t care about Laurent and Retta’s spat at all.

Laurent calmed down for a bit and said "He had a deadline so he went home earlier, he told me to say bye to you since you weren't at the counter when he left but I forgot" 

"Hey, me and Teo are talking, you should leave now" Retta said rudely, sipping his cute drink that Teo made for him. He was angry at everybody except for Teo.

Someone then came out of the office, it was Idlib in his bartender uniform "Sebastian's not with you this time huh?" He was expecting Sebastian, one of the reasons why he started working more hours in his own bar. The other reason was because Retta kept pestering Teo and he had to prioritize his worker’s safety above all. Though Retta didn’t seem harmful and Teo didn’t seem to mind it that much.

"He left earlier…" Teo said, a bit disappointed. He didn't even notice he was feeling that way.

Idlib looked at Retta and sighed "This kid again. Seriously, does this bar attract chaotic individuals?" He felt defeated. “Is that the vibe my bar’s giving out?”

"I'm a freshman at a nearby university! I'm not a kid! I just turned 19!" Retta defended himself "Leave me alone, old man! Aren’t you pushing 30?" He turned to look at Teo again and continued drinking his pretty drink.

Idlib sighed, "This brat… Are you bothering Teo again?" then looked at the poor Teo “Stop bothering him, he’s clearly uncomfortable!”

"He is" Laurent coldly said, "You should ban this rude kid" pointing at him. With Retta and Laurent in the same room, it was even more noisy.

Retta rolled his eyes at them "Whatever. So, Teo, how was your day?" He cutely placed his hands on his chin and just focused on Teo.

"It was fine" Teo answered with a nervous chuckle, he got used to Retta being like this “Retta’s a nice guy, you guys… Seriously… Give him a chance”

Laurent texted Sebastian quickly, telling him about this rude individual.

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"What's your favorite drink?" Retta asked, blinking repeatedly, acting cute.

"You asked that last night" Teo sighed, he was starting to feel more comfortable talking to Retta as a friend and not as a customer. He was still serving others while conversing. 

"Well, you might like other drinks too. How about your favorite color? Your favorite animal?" Retta kept asking a bunch of childish questions.

Laurent looked at him and cringed "What the hell?" He then thought, Teo can be so dense when he’s not interested in the other person… He’s already so dense but it’s worse if he’s not interested romantically… Plus his low self-esteem is a problem too.

"Stop bothering my employee" Idlib said, mixing drinks for another customer "Just drink or at least be normal when it comes to conversations, talk about something meaningful once in a while" He sighs in disappointment.

"Why don't you stop bothering us? There’s nothing meaningful in my life to talk about anyway" Retta acted so sassy towards everyone except for Teo. He really took a liking to him. He continued his flirting "Aside from working in a cafe, working in this bar and taking my breath away, what else do you do for a living?" Retta smiles widely, thinking that all his pick up lines might work on Teo.

Corny pick up lines? Childish questions? I'm pretty sure this is the other one.

Laurent thought and drank his beer in silence, observing him. He texted Sebastian again, urging the guy to come back.

♡♡♡

Idlib fixed Sebastian a drink "I didn't know you drank. You never drink during company parties" He sees Sebastian as a little brother from the way he acts in the parties. Sebastian was a quiet guy and his family dotes on him.

"I only drink here" Sebastian answered, beside him is Laurent and beside Laurent is Retta who still kept on hogging all of Teo's attention.

"I'm flattered" Idlib smiled at him but Sebastian maintained his blank face.

"Not for you" Sebastian flatly answered and grabbed his glass.

I’m all socialized out. Teo‘s face looked half dead while trying to keep his smile. He didn’t want to be rude but he felt exhausted.

Retta is trying to hold Teo's hands "Look, this is how you do it!" 

Teo instinctively pulled his hand back a bit and chuckled nervously "I-I gotta work now Retta, why don’t you speak with Laurent? I swear he’s not that bad… You need to get along!" 

Laurent looked at Sebastian only to find fire in his eyes. He was shocked, he really was into Teo. Now Laurent’s thinking when it happened.

"S-So, Sebastian!" Teo exchanged places with Idlib so he can face Sebastian "Are you done with your homework?" He decided to speak with him since he’s not talking much, he thought he might feel out of place.

Retta looked at Sebastian and said, "Tch!" with furrowed brows, angry and bitter.

Sebastian perked up "Not yet" He was glad Teo came up to him. He felt like he won.

"Huh? Then why are you here?" Teo asked, while on the sides Retta is trying to get past Laurent but he wouldn't let him.

Sebastian struggled to find an excuse "Um, I just needed a drink" 

A drink?! Since when did Sebastian become like this? What did we do to him?! Teo panicked and just giggled on the outside, he felt like they were a bad influence on him.

♡♡♡

"R-Retta, you're drunk, please let me go" Teo smiled nervously, trying to shrug Retta off. He was holding onto his arm.

Laurent clicked his tongue "He's drunk! This is harassment!" 

Sebastian stood up and pulled Teo away from him with ease "Hey, don’t touch him" He calmly said. He towered over all of them. 

Teo and Laurent were shocked "Is Sebastian drunk too?!" 

"He did drink a lot" Laurent said "He must be drunk" He placed a hand on his chin, thinking about earlier.

"Hey hey! Who are you?!" Retta yelled "Grrrr!!" He looked like a chihuahua next to big Sebastian. The sight made Laurent laugh.

Sebastian suddenly wrapped Teo in his arms, Teo was far too shocked to even move, his heart beating faster every second.

"These kids…!" Idlib rubbed his forehead and then helped Retta "I'm going to get a cab for this kid, Teo man the counter for a second" 

Idlib left with the drunk Retta, he carried him so easily even if he was flailing all around and shouting at him.

"S-Sebastian" Teo was red on his face, ears and even his neck! He felt so embarrassed but didn't want to push him away. Meanwhile, Laurent was just giggling to the side, observing while eating his chips.

Sebastian let go of Teo and sat in front of the counter beside Laurent again "He likes you" Sebastian muttered with a frown “Do you like him too? Why aren’t you pushing him away?” He was drunk. Too drunk to even feel embarrassed.

Teo was still blushing from the hug, he still felt warm, Sebastian holding him closely. He clenched his chest and breathed in and out to calm down. He didn’t even hear what Sebastian said. After a few seconds, he finally calmed down. "Retta's a nice guy, give him a chance guys. He visited once and became a regular ever since" Teo tried to convince them even though he was still a bit giddy from the hug.

Laurent hissed, throwing a fit "He's the other texter!" 

"I bet" Sebastian sighed sadly, he looked like an abandoned puppy.

"The other? Does that mean you know who the other one is?" Teo asked, raising an eyebrow. Staring at the two.

Sebastian and Laurent stared at each other and nervously laughed.

♡♡♡

Ever since then, Sebastian and Teo have been texting, greeting each other good mornings and goodnights, wishing each other luck as the new day starts. 

Teo has been giggling at his phone all day. Laurent peeked from the side "So you always text now?" He tried his best to read the messages. Even trying to get the phone from Teo but Teo wouldn’t let him.

"Uh– S-Stop!" Teo was still smiling, his eyes sparkling. He decided to change Sebastian’s contact name on his phone, adding a cute smiley face at the end of his name.