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Sunghoon never intended to become a regular at the campus café. He doesn't even like coffee. But after a cold morning leads him inside Bean There, Brewed That, he meets Jake-the charming barista with an easy smile, a dimpled grin, and an uncanny ability to remember everyone's order.

What starts as a reluctant morning habit turns into something more as Sunghoon finds himself drawn to Jake's warmth, his jokes, and the way he makes even the most bitter coffee taste a little sweeter.

Between stolen glances across the café counter, late-night study sessions, and hands brushing against each other in the cold, Sunghoon starts to wonder-maybe coffee isn't so bad after all.

And maybe, just maybe, neither is falling for Jake.