Username: gummywyrm
Kalon Name: Octavia
Prompt:
Octavia curled her tail close to her body to try to prevent her body heat from slipping out through the thin fur. It was cold. She walked along a street in a busy part of the city. It was a Friday night; that meant that parking lots were packed. She heard loud music coming from a restaurant that she knew was frequented by punks and other members of the city's alternative scene. She smiled and saw steam in front of her face as hot water entered the cold air from her breath. She would have to visit there sometime. It seemed nice. However, she was going somewhere else on that night. A 24-hour gas station that held a cafe inside it. It wasn't a very nice place. It had the normal gas station smell and too few employees. It was kind of dirty and she would occasionally have encounters with rude travelers. It was worth it, though. She stepped through the doorway and her ears twitched when she heard the bell attached to the door ring. The exhausted cashier looked up at her with a scowl. The place was mostly empty at night. She went straight to the cafe. She grinned at the waitress. The waitress returned her smile. Octavia felt her cheeks heat up. The waitress was cute. She came there at least once a week, hoping that eventually the waitress would write her number on a cup. "The usual?" the waitress asked.
Octavia nodded. She stayed at the counter since there was nobody behind her. She watched cheap coffee flow out of a machine and into a small disposable cup. The pretty waitress added creamer and sugar. Octavia looked up and made eye contact with the woman as she put a lid on the cup. They both smiled.
When Octavia sat down, she pulled out her phone and put the cup up to her mouth. The waitress was watching her and smiling as if there was something she didn't know. She set down her drink and then she noticed it. There was a heart, a name, and a phone number written in marker on it. (357 words)