Chapter 1
Characters
Felix
Age: 18
Position: Bartender
Role: Main Character
Height: 176 cm
Felix looks impossible to ignore.
His black hair falls just past his ears, long enough to brush the back of his neck whenever he turns his head. Customers constantly mistake him for being older because of the confidence in his posture.
His left arm is covered in black-and-gray tattoos — from his wrist to just above his elbow. Nothing overly crowded, just clean pieces that fit together: stars, cocktail glasses, smoke, flowers.
His apron is decorated with only one accessory.
A tiny enamel pin of a cat drinking a glass of wine.
Everyone in the bar recognizes it as Felix's trademark.
His smile changes depending on who he's talking to. Customers think it's flirting.
His coworkers know it's simply how Felix survives.
Outside, he usually wears oversized black hoodies and rings on almost every finger.
He smokes during breaks in the alley behind the bar, usually sitting on stacked beer crates.
He isn't loud.
He simply has the kind of confidence that makes everyone else louder around him.
Behind the confidence is someone who hates sleeping alone and never admits when he's exhausted.
He carries a subtle scent of fresh grapefruit mixed with cool mint. It's clean, bright, and memorable — the kind of fragrance customers notice when he leans across the bar to serve a drink. Over time, it becomes almost as recognizable as the little cat pin on his apron.
Specialty cocktails
Pink Grapefruit Smash (Felix's signature cocktail, featuring fresh pink grapefruit, citrus, and a crisp, refreshing finish.)
Espresso Martini
Whiskey Sour
Signature smoked cocktails
Haoren
Age: 31
Position: Head Bartender / Bar Manager
Height: 185 cm
Haoren is the person everyone notices the second he walks behind the counter.
He's the only bartender allowed to wear a black shirt instead of white.
It isn't a rule.
It's simply become tradition.
His black hair is always perfectly styled, never too neat, never messy.
Dark eyes.
Sharp jawline.
A calm voice that almost never becomes loud.
He has several tattoos stretching across his chest, ribs, and back, but they're completely hidden beneath his uniform.
Nobody at work has actually seen them.
He believes bartending is hospitality before entertainment.
He demands perfection.
Perfect glasses.
Perfect ice.
Perfect posture.
Perfect service.
Yet he's the first person to defend his staff when customers become unreasonable.
Everyone respects him.
Nobody fears him.
Every night after closing, he lights a cigarette outside the employee entrance.
Sometimes Felix joins him.
Neither of them talks much.
Sometimes silence is enough.
Specialty cocktails
Old Fashioned
Negroni
Classic cocktails
Jae
Age: 26
Height: 182 cm
Position: Bartender
Role: Flair bartender
Jae turns making cocktails into a performance.
Bottles spin over his shoulders.
Shakers fly through the air.
Customers cheer almost every shift.
He's endlessly confident and loves making people laugh.
He covers his arms in bracelets because he dislikes showing the scars from old burns.
Dynamic
Protective toward Felix like an older brother.
Preference: Top
Min
Age: 24
Height: 174 cm
Position: Bartender
The quiet one.
He speaks softly.
Always remembers customers' names.
Always notices when coworkers haven't eaten.
He keeps candies hidden in the register for everyone.
His station is always spotless.
He secretly writes cocktail recipes in a notebook filled with tiny drawings.
Preference: Bottom
Rowan
Age: 29
Height: 188 cm
Position: Bartender
Former boxer.
Broad shoulders.
Tattoo sleeves.
Looks intimidating.
Actually cries during animal rescue videos.
He's responsible for carrying heavy deliveries and kicking drunk customers out without ever raising his voice.
His laugh fills the entire bar.
Preference: Top
Luca
Age: 22
Height: 179 cm
Position: Bartender
The youngest experienced bartender.
Always chewing mint gum.
Changes his earrings every week.
Collects vinyl records.
Loves making colorful cocktails that look almost too pretty to drink.
Customers adore him.
Haoren constantly tells him to stop decorating every drink with edible flowers.
He never listens.
Preference: Versatile
Noah
Age: 18
Height: 171 cm
Position: New Recruit / Barback
The newest employee.
Still learning.
Very nervous.
He accidentally drops glasses, forgets recipes, and apologizes at least twenty times a shift.
He idolizes every bartender, especially Felix.
He has no tattoos yet but constantly sketches ideas in a notebook because he wants one someday.
Haoren sees potential in him and personally trains him.
He has never worked in a bar before.
Everyone teases him affectionately.
Team Dynamic
Haoren — The respected leader who keeps the team grounded.
Felix — Charismatic, magnetic, and naturally draws people toward him.
Jae — The entertainer who keeps the energy high.
Min — The quiet caretaker who notices what others miss.
Rowan — The dependable protector who handles trouble with calm authority.
Luca — The creative bartender who pushes the limits of presentation.
Noah — The eager newcomer learning what life behind the bar is really like.