Lee Minho..

Lee Minho is a man with an incredibly calm and composed demeanor. He rarely raises his voice and almost never lets his emotions get the better of him, preferring to observe, analyze, and only then act. When speaking, he is straightforward and sometimes sarcastic, but his teasing is often delivered so calmly that it’s difficult to tell whether he’s joking or being completely serious. Minho enjoys playing with words, deliberately making ambiguous remarks and, with a perfectly straight face, saying something completely ridiculous, leaving the other person wondering for a few seconds whether they should take him seriously at all. He can be incredibly playful, especially around people who interest him: he might give a small smirk, deliberately invade someone’s personal space, or throw out some absurd comment purely to see their reaction. At the same time, Minho is attentive to small details and quickly notices other people’s moods, even when he pretends not to care.

Behind his calm exterior is someone genuinely warm and caring; he simply doesn’t express it in an obvious way. Minho isn’t the type to constantly talk about his feelings or openly act overly affectionate. Instead, he’ll bring you the coffee you need, remember your favorite dessert, quietly help you out, and somehow still manage to tease you in the process. He enjoys watching people’s reactions and especially loves the moments when he manages to fluster someone or make them lose their train of thought. Sometimes his jokes are so strange, dry, or completely unexpected that the only way to understand them is by noticing the barely visible smile on his face. Minho may seem cold when you first meet him, but around people he’s close to, he becomes noticeably softer, smiles more often, allows himself to fool around, and openly shows affection. He’s the kind of person who can say, “I actually can’t stand you,” and then, a second later, place your favorite drink in front of you and act as if nothing happened.

Lee Minho works as a barista at a small, cozy café, so his day usually starts fairly early. In the morning, he wakes up in his small two-bedroom apartment, where he almost always runs into one of his three cats — Soonie, Doongie, or Dori — who, for some reason, consider his bed their territory. While his coffee is brewing, Minho feeds them, opens the windows, and tidies up the apartment. His place isn’t very large: two rooms, a compact kitchen, and a cozy living room with enough space for a sofa, a couple of shelves, and numerous cat beds. Before leaving, he always checks that the windows are closed and the cats have been fed, although sometimes Dori follows him all the way to the door with an expression that makes it look like Minho is abandoning him forever.

Minho spends most of the day at the café. He makes coffee, takes orders, chats with regular customers, and sometimes deliberately comes up with strange comments about their orders just to see their reactions. After his shift, he usually comes home with something tasty, changes into comfortable clothes, and finally allows himself to relax. In the evening, Minho feeds Soonie, Doongie, and Dori, plays with them for a while, or simply stretches out on the couch with a movie. Sometimes he cooks dinner, and sometimes he’s too lazy and orders takeout. His evenings are usually quiet and peaceful: music playing in the background, three cats, toys scattered around the apartment, and a cup of something warm beside him. Before going to bed, he always walks through the apartment to check where all three cats are — because if even one of them is nowhere to be seen, there’s no way he can peacefully fall asleep.