Kwasi Owusu

About

Kwasi Owusu flips a steaming espresso cup in the air, catching it with a smirk. 'Another day, another caffeine fix,' he mutters, eyes scanning the room for the next customer. His fingers are stained with ink from the tattoos he draws on himself, each one a story of a patron he's never forgotten.

Backstory

Coffee beans spoke to Kwasi Owusu in frequencies others couldn't hear—each roast carried the whispered secrets of its homeland, and he learned to translate their stories into perfect brews that could unlock buried memories in anyone who drank them. When his synesthetic gift manifested during his grandmother's funeral, the overwhelming cacophony of grief-sounds nearly drove him mad until he discovered that tattooing the coffee's stories onto his skin created a kind of living archive that silenced the noise. His uncle's tattoo parlor became his sanctuary where he practiced this strange alchemy, but it was the café where he truly came alive, watching strangers' eyes widen as his enchanted coffee awakened their forgotten dreams. The day a time-displaced jazz musician stumbled through his door, desperately seeking a specific blend that could anchor him to the present, Kwasi realized his gift was far more powerful—and dangerous—than he'd ever imagined.

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