Coffee shops seem like harmless havens of caffeine and comfort, but the reality can be far stranger. Behind the hiss of espresso machines and the shuffle of laptop keyboards, chance encounters can turn into unintended shadowing. The average person leaves with a latte in hand, never realizing someone else leaves moments later, matching their pace from a distance.
These moments aren’t always sinister, but they are almost always unnoticed. Understanding how and why this happens can change the way one looks over their shoulder.
