⬦ tea leeves tea shop

@❛ ☼﹕juyeon l。 like any other person, jisung liked to relax on his days off.

pushing the doors of the shop open, jisung was immediately greeted by the scent of pressed tea leaves, the herbal fragrance filling the room and his nose. maybe if jisung were a little more well-versed in tea, or just had a little more interest in tea for starters, he would be able to sieve out the different teas. but for a first-time customer at the tea leeves tea shop, and perhaps sixth-time customer at a tea shop in general, jisung could only describe the mix of different aromas to be fragrant.

just as jisung had done, there were a number of people that had chosen to spend their free time visiting this tea shop. many of the tables were already occupied: cliques gossiping over tea, couples giggling with teacups in hand, and solo customers enjoying a book or the view with their drink for company.

but like any smart person wanting to get rich, jisung used his free time to look for opportunities for his working days.

the groups and couples were quickly glossed over; doing business with multiple people at once could bring about lots of cash at once, but more often than not, the effort needed to secure that business outweighed any profit. that left jisung with the few people by themselves, but to decide on which one of them would be the lucky customer, jisung would need a bit more time and observation.

to achieve that, jisung would first need to order a drink. he walked past the tables (the lady by the window was reading a romance novel, he noted) towards the counter, where the smell of dry tea leaves only became stronger. with a wide, toothy grin on his face, he called out, "hello! could i order?"