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It's All Worthwhile by shortpromptlongkiss
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
10 Jun 2026
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About two blocks from Grover Cleveland Middle School sits Grounds for Change, a fusion cafe/environmental justice organization that boasts clientele from big science minds to the humble undergrad cramming for a final. And the employees are no less interesting. They range from the hippie-dippie climate activist owners to their newest, clumsiest barista— you, a novelist trying to pay for grad school. It’s your first day, and as luck would have it, one mildly-fucked up coffee order later, you’re administering Benadryl to Dr. Ryland “I kinda forgot I have a mild tree nut allergy” Grace. As the sun grows dimmer and the shots of espresso flow, you find yourself falling more and more for your favorite customer…
Title borrowed from "Starman" by David Bowie.
Set in 2032.
Hopefully will update every Tuesday and Friday (CST).
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maybe we can be (each other's company) by hakus
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), The Last of Us (Video Games)
01 Jun 2026
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As a 22 year old upcoming graduate, you think it’s about time you had your sexual awakening. Upon meeting Vi, you decide she’s just the person to help you.
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Ben Solo, CEO of SoloTech Ventures develops an obsession with the barista at the coffee shop down the block.
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Iced Coffee in January by chase_me_round for Bloodredcherry (bloodredcherry)
Fandoms: The Pitt (TV)
26 May 2026
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John stops going to Dunkin and starts getting his iced coffees in the cafeteria ever since you started working there!
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What started as an unexpected encounter with the fierce and unpredictable Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez slowly turned into something surprisingly warm and comforting...
At first, his overwhelming spiritual pressure and rough personality made him seem impossible to live around, but after he finding you working at a cafe barista—he began spending more time in your apartment next door, gradually becoming your chaotic yet oddly dependable neighbour.
From late-night conversations, sharing dinnner, and teasing about replacing your plush toy, the two of you grew closer without even realizing it. Slowly becoming a invisible roomate rather
Despite Grimmjow’s constant smugness, possessiveness, and endless teasing, there were Somewhere between arguments, laughter, and everyday routines, the scary Arrancar who once felt untouchable slowly became someone who made the apartment—and your life—feel fuller. -
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Obligatory coffee shop ff in which both Grace and the reader are awkward but very much instantly in love which each other.
I suck at summaries, sorry.
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“Oh, well if you want a stronger coffee, I can switch it to a dark roast. It’s much bolder and stronger. The medium roast is standard when a customer says a black coffee, it’s a bit weaker tasting. Wanna try it?”
April 2025 update:
We are so back, im recovering from loss, so this is a good escape for me, updates will be slow though.
thank you for staying with the fic!
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You are a late night barista at the bakery an odd blue eyed man likes to visit. He's attractive, sure, but also is very impolite, and always seems to be increasingly stressed despite his laidback personality.
You find yourself beginning to enjoy his company as you spend late nights together. He seems to enjoy speaking to you as well.
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“You know,” he muses, tapping a finger against his cup, “if my lieutenant knew how often I ‘patrol’ this block, he’d probably reassign me.” A playful shrug. “But I figure… keeping an eye on local businesses is part of community policing, right?”
The thought of Leon making an excuse just to visit you more often made your heart flutter, though you knew better than to let it get to your head.
“Oh, now you're using your position to justify your sweet tooth?” you joke. “Careful, Officer Kennedy, or I might start thinking you have a secret sugar addiction.”
“A secret sugar addiction? Me?” He takes another sip of his coffee, enjoying the banter between you. “I have a highly disciplined metabolism. Besides… there’s something much sweeter around here that interests me more than caffeine.”
Or: Leon S. Kennedy has been visiting you at work for months, and your relationship with him changes one night when he walks you home.
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Maneki: The Lucky Cat by chrysanthemum_25
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
03 May 2026
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Luck doesn’t exist. At least that's what most believe, but you know better. If luck didn’t exist, then you wouldn’t have avoided the building collapse, wouldn’t have found Obaasan, or gotten a job with a fake identity despite not having legally finished primary school.
Luck has always been on your side, so why the fuck is this hobo standing in front of you? -
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As a college student, your job was to keep yourself alive while studying and working at the same time.
A part time job wasn't so bad if you don't mind certain purple-haired brat to make your job ten times more difficult everytimes he can, even if he gets a tiny bit jealous when you get flirted on.
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Halfway by westwriteswhatever
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Black Widow (Movie 2021)
26 Apr 2026
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Natasha is used to running away from the quiet. Silence is dangerous—the memories of the things she’s done wait there, jumping at the chance to drag her back down. But in a quiet Manhattan coffee shop, she finds a different kind of silence in a barista who doesn't need words to see right through her. How can she become a part of your world? How can she meet you halfway?
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Starlit Circus by P0ly
Fandoms: Five Nights at Freddy's, The Freak Circus (Visual Novel)
22 Apr 2026
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(This was a work I made as a gift for my friend)
A new circus has come to town but what has come with it? Your co-workers at the cafe have begun to go missing.. who will be next? Who knows. Strange jesters, harlequins and a singular Perriot have appeared in your town will you be next to join them or will they kill you..
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You work at a café, and there was this one regular. But then, he disappears
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You own a small but rather popular and quite fancy cafe in the city center. In recent few weeks a new customer started to appear and this unknown man immediately catches your attention. So one day you decide to try your luck and give him a green light.
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How It Feels To Chew 5 Gum by chai_luvrxx
Fandoms: 崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game)
12 Mar 2026
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For some reason, the world has decided that you deserve the worst day of your life. You forget everything you need for your college classes, you fall in mud, you slip outside of your bathroom and hit the wall (AND to make it worse, you bruise), a stranger spills their drink all over you, you almost get into a car crash (which wasn't your fault) and to top it all off? You find out that your boyfriend has been cheating on you a month before your guys' anniversary! Amidst all this, some weird ear-winged guy lands in your apartment and breaks your table! You don't know him, and he doesn't know you. Now what?
Reverse Isekai AU! Sunday x Reader (mostly gender neutral pronouns and descriptions, but AFAB language where needed)
updates will be slow!! but i'll try to get them out every other saturday xP
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As the local barista for the 24 hour Pittsburg hospital coffee shop, you’ve formed a bond with the staff of the ER night crew. When things start to get boring for them, and you happen to need a doctor, Shen sets you up with none other than your favorite regular, Jack Abbott.
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You’re just a waiter in a quiet Snezhnayan café, trying to survive long shifts and low tips…until two Harbingers walk through the door. Pantalone and Dottore arrive for business, but their attention shifts the moment they notice you. What starts as polite service quickly turns into something far more dangerous: lingering touches, invasive questions, and smiles that promise trouble. You’re painfully aware of the power imbalance, of who they are and what they’re capable of; and yet, beneath the fear, there’s something else. Curiosity. Lust. When they return the next night asking for you specifically, escape no longer feels simple.
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The quiet military guy who frequents your café asks you out.
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An overworked barista in the PMTC cafeteria needs a doctor to patch her up.