I dreamt that I was at a mall and outside of Hot Topic was a new shop next door called Hot Topic Blanc. It was one of those storefronts that’s just a front counter to order food and drinks with no public inside. Everything was very very white, given the name, and there was only one thing on the menu: The Hot Topic Blanc. This new beverage was a part of a new partnership between Hot Topic and Starbucks.
The Hot Topic Blanc was a “white tea latte.” Made with iced white tea, “just water, for that clean white look,” and “a splash of steamed oat milk or almond milk.” Now yes this was the entire drink but there was a large menu of add-ins and toppings which cost extra and were all black things or white things. So you could get whipped cream (on your iced tea) and then get white and dark chocolate shavings on top. A popular option was to get chocolate milk instead of regular steamed milk, or to even get a shot of espresso. Bat shaped sprinkles were also an option. So basically you went to hot topic and ordered a white drink and paid extra to goth it up. Genius. Also there was a fuck ton of nonedible merch behind the counter like stuffies of the beverage or white Tee shirts, all white to contrast the dark interior of Hot Topic Noir next door. It seemed like it was planned to be a short term publicity stunt.
Anyway iced white tea with a shot of chocolate milk and espresso with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles. Seems like it would be a bit weird but it could be good I guess. Doesn’t quite seem like what a latte is.