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frankenjoly · 6 months

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Hibiscus and ginger

for @aktgwsibsweek day 2: vampire au coffee talk au (aka cafe frequented by supernatural beings) bcs i crave sweet stuff ft: sskk and atsulucy crumbs

The cafe was still pretty quiet when Gin arrived.

A few people were already sitting here and there, Lucy hummed while brewing coffee, and so far all the seats right in front of the counter were empty. That was where they chose to settle, leaving his bag in the chair right beside her to keep the spot claimed; her brother would be there sooner rather than later, after all.

[A-Gin]: saving a seat for you [Akutagawa R.]: Thank you, Gin.

None of them replied further, but there was no need either. Ryûnosuke hardly ever arrived late, not without a heads-up.

“A couple of tea cups for both of you, I assume?” Lucy greeted her after a few minutes, with her usual smile. “Though I guess you’re gonna wait for him to arrive to actually order.” Gin nodded. She had yet to choose what to drink specifically, and Ryû would do so upon arriving.

Besides, that wasn’t going to take much time either, since just a few minutes later the door opened and a black bat with white strands of fur flew till the spot Gin had been saving, turning back into Ryûnosuke’s human form once the bag was taken out of the way.

“Greetings.”

Gin offered him a soft smile, at the same time Lucy nodded politely. And shortly after, something that sounded like a tray falling to the floor broke the tranquility.

They could do it with an impressive display of stealth and inconspicuousness, but the younger of the Akutagawas didn’t bother to do so; instead, he shamelessly turned their head to the source, which turned out to be no one other than Nakajima Atsushi all wide-eyed and red-faced. Huh. His dumb cutie heart might not have been enough to handle the sight of Ryûnosuke and Lucy in his range of vision at the same time, an occurrence any regular at the cafe was anything but a stranger to.

“Oh, shit. I’m so sorry.” Gin heard him say, when he apparently broke out of that basically frozen mode. She then glanced at their brother, who instantly rolled his eyes while Gin himself snickered in return. Not only did they find the whole thing funny, but deep down she also knew Ryûnosuke wasn’t as bothered by Atsushi’s antics as he let it show.

“One would think those cat reflexes of yours should come in handy.” Lucy instantly commented, with a tone that sounded as flirty as it sounded chastising, and Gin would bet everyone could notice said flirty part except for Atsushi himself.

Anyway, it only took a few minutes to solve the crisis, and then Lucy was once again with them while a very red-faced Atsushi retreated.

“Have anything picked already? ‘Cause I’ve tried a new recipe with hibiscus and ginger you may like.”

“What, ‘cause it’s red and all?” Gin asked back, in what was clearly posing as nothing but a harmless challenge to try them both and their respective tastes. With some other barista, the whole ‘red drink for vampires’ would sound like an overused joke. But when it came to Lucy, one always knew better than to wait for giving it a try before playing critic.

“Maybe.” Lucy leaned on the counter, her eyes moving from one sibling to another in a rhythmic motion. “But mostly ‘cause it’s damn good.”

Ryûnosuke and Gin shared a glance; there was no need for more than that. And at that time, it was her brother who spoke.

“Alright, do your best, Montgomery-san.”

(Also on ao3.)

#akutagawa siblings #akutagawa ryunosuke #akutagawa gin #bsd akutagawa #bsd gin #bsd #bungou stray dogs #my stuff #clau stuff #ficlet #akutagawa siblings week #akutagawa siblings week 2023 #the drink is a reference on itself yeah #play coffee talk if you like character-driven games and sweet stories #also i'm kinda patting myself for the “a-gin” idea aljsdf

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