see you later (ten years)

max takes a sip from her coffee, scrolling through her phone. her laptop was open in front of her, full of assignments and projects that were currently being ignored. the cafe that she was sitting in was noisy, with customers milling around and chattering away at their own tables.she sighs and turns her gaze to the counter again, still waiting for her croissant. she returns to typing out a half finished message, listening for her name to be called when she hears it.“oat milk latte for lucas sinclair,” the barista calls out, and she can hear the scraping of a chair on the other side of the cafe. there’s no way, she thinks hurriedly. or, a modern day au where max and lucas run into each other after years