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scifrey · 4 months

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NINE-TENTHS

Oh my gosh, the book is now officially out! This is the first original novel I've published since 2018 and I am very excited and very nervous to share it.

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➡️ You can read it here. ⬅️

Chapters drop Wednesdays and Saturdays, and if you're worried, the story is already finished and fully uploaded. This is not a WIP that I will abandon later--it's totally complete.

About the book:

Twenty-four is one year too young for a quarter-life crisis, but hey, Colin's always been an overachiever. He's got a degree in Sustainable Tourism, which his family says he's wasting as a barista, an annoying anxiety disorder, and no freaking idea what to do with his life. The only thing going his way is the cute coffee shop regular, a homo draconis named Dav (who, in his humanshape, is a total hottie.) Still, it'd be easier if Dav didn't have a habit of accidentally setting things on fire when he's startled. Like the café kitchen.

When Dav breaks draconic taboo and volunteers as a replacement bean-roaster to apologize for the inferno meet-ugly, sparks really fly. Everything's finally happening for Colin, until he learns that hooking up with Dav means that under dragon law, Colin is absorbed into Dav's hoard.

Possession may be nine-tenths of the law, but becoming his boyfriend's property does not make this whole identity crisis thing easier. Especially now that Colin must navigate politics, paparazzi, and legal questions about his personhood. Colin's still angling for his Happily Ever After, but the growing scrutiny on his relationship with Dav threatens their budding romance. And if he's not careful, Colin's fight for agency may just destroy symbiotic human/dragon relationships worldwide.

Beautiful cover art by @seancefemme

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hopelesslyromanticgay · 10 months

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An Americano Please? PT. 1

Word count: about 500 words Summary: Jenna wants a coffee, Y/N is the only barista at her cafe who speaks English.

A/N: Italicized text within quotation marks means whoever is speaking is talking in Romanian.

Y/N's POV:

Sleep. Eat. Brew Coffee. Repeat.

That was all my life was. Sometimes I would deviate from this schedule, going on dates, seeing a new movie, making or spending time with friends, but normally my day had the same four steps. Little did I know this was all about to change.

Let me be clear, I didn't mind the simplicity. It's a small town that I live in, located in Zamora district of Bușteni, Romania. The only reason for new people to come by is the occasional visit to Cantacuzino Castle. I like that it's quiet here.

It's a Sunday morning, I'm enjoying the gentle breeze as I'm walking to work. The vibrant Autumn leaves swaying with the wind. Eight O'clock and the town is just beginning to wake up.

The bell attached to the door rings loudly when I enter the workplace. Immediately the warm slightly scents of coffee, cinnamon, and baked goods waft through the brisk autumn air.

The Café is bustling with activity when I get there. It's the morning, and civilians want their coffee.

"Morning, L/N," my boss greets me, "put on an apron and get to work."

I swiftly don the apron and take my colleague John's spot at the counter.

People swarm to the register, ordering everything from drip coffee to cortados, lattes, and iced dirty chais.

Every shift here is pretty similar. Romanian's not my first language, but I'd say I feel confident in my ability to communicate with it.

I must have served a hundred customers before anything even slightly noteworthy starts happening.

The bell softly jingles and someone I've never seen before comes through the door. She's shorter than the average customer. I can't get a good look at her face before yet another customer asking for a drip coffee or something.

"L/N, this one's for you," my coworker gestures to the girl I saw come in earlier, "good thing ya know English."

Well, I can't argue with that. I wave the girl over to me

"Hey, welcome to the Café, my name's Y/N. What can I get for ya today?" it's not that I catch my first good glimpse at the girl. She has long black hair, clearly darkened by dye, with wispy bangs lightly caressing her freckled face.

"Hi, I'm Jenna, nice to meet you," she replies with a distinctly American accent, "what do you recommend?"

I stop to think, cracking a smile.

"Well, I'd have to say. I think an Americano would go great with your... American-ness," I laugh.

She giggles, "what gave it away? The not knowing Romanian, or the accent."

"Does it really matter?" I chuckle, "anyhow, what do you usually order at a coffee shop?"

"I'll just take a cold brew, no milk or sugar."

"One cold brew coming right up," I smile, going over to the ice machine, filling the cup with ice and then cold brew.

"Thank you so much," she smiles sweetly.

"I'm here every morning if you ever need someone to take your order," I reply.

"I might just take you up on that," she smirks, walking off with her cold brew after paying.

This was my most interesting shift so far this past week.

Little did I know, this would not be the last interesting shift I'd end up having.

#jenna ortega x reader #jenna ortega #cute #barista #fanfic #x reader #wednesday addams #i love jenna ortega #jenna ortega x fem!reader #reader insert #jenna ortega x you #wednesday show #coffee shop #coffee shop romance #vada cavell x reader #camila montes x reader #lorraine day x reader #tara carpenter x reader #an americano please

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annaholak · 10 months

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Meet the protagonists of Cupid Cafe, a sweet, sapphic romance, centered around a magical coffee shop, run by a (seemingly mind-reading) elderly lady, who might just be the real Cupid.

#meet the characters #coffee shop romance #sapphic romance #sapphic couple #wlw comic #queer pride #queer comics #queer romance #corgis #bees #watercolour #artists on tumblr #anna holak

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athanza · 9 months

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I've known her for 3 months now and I think I'm going to ask her out tomorrow

#*hyperventilating*#I'M SO NERVOUS #HELP #Im fully prepared for either outcome but oh my god if she says yes im going to melt into the floorboards #gay #bi #bisexual #gay disaster #bisexual disaster #gay romance #coffee shop #coffee shop romance #WHAT IF SHE SAYS YES

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duskwoodgirl4life · 1 year

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Chapter 2

Cleo left the note somewhere for the mystery man to see it, when she arrived at work the next day she was hoping to find another note but nothing was left. MC and Cleo opened up the shop and started their day. The shop was so busy Cleo didn't notice that a note had been left for her.

Dear sweet Cleo I have received your note, unfortunately I can not allow you to find out who I am. I am not ready for you to know who I am one day, my sweet angel. One day we will look into each other's eyes. A.B

Cleo: I'm never going to find out who this guy is

MC: there must be away we can find out who he is

Jake: maybe I could help after all I am a detective

MC: Jake! Your back it's so good to see you, how long have you been back?

Jake: I've been back a few days now I've just started my new job at duskwood police station

MC: that's fantastic I'm so happy for you

Jake: thanks MC

Jake's POV

It's so good to be back in duskwood. I've missed this place, I've missed hanging out with MC. She always knows how to make me laugh. I wish she could have come with me when I went to Washington but as my boss said it was a very important training course and we all had to stay focused. Now that I am back I get to see MC again. She is my best friend. I am so proud of her and Cleo for opening up their own business. They always talked about doing it one day and now they have.

I've been assigned a new partner whose name is Astrid. She transferred here from Colville and has been living in duskwood for a couple months now. We have been getting on really well. She's like a big sister to me. I'm the younger one and I'm her boss but we love working together.

I decided to take her out for coffee and cake so we went to see MC and Cleo, we ordered some cake and coffee and went to sit down.

MC: here you go two coffees and two slices of cake enjoy

Jake: thanks MC

MC walked back over to the counter to serve a few more customers, once the rush was over Cleo came over to MC.

Cleo: Do you think Jake could figure out who this mystery man is?

MC: I don't see why not why don't you ask him

Cleo: I don't like to could you do it for me after all you two are practically dating

MC: We are not! Yes I might find him incredibly hot but

Jake: Who's incredibly hot?

MC spun round her eyes widened as she felt her face turning red, Cleo kept nudging MC to tell him. MC tried to speak but words just wouldn't come out before she had a chance Cleo spoke for her.

Cleo: MC finds you incredibly hot

MC: CLEO!! I.i. j.jak…

MC felt her face turning red Jake just stood there looking at her not saying a word, MC finally managed to form a sentence.

MC: I'll be right back, I have to murder my business partner

Jake: No wait, I'm glad she said something MC I feel the same way.

MC: Wait what!! You do?

MC came from behind the counter as Jake took her hand, he placed a soft kiss on her hand and gave her a hug. As they hugged he whispered 'will you go out with me tonight?'

MC whispered back 'yes' as they pulled apart Jake couldn't help but wrap his arm around MCs waist. As they were all standing talking Richy came in to grab a coffee and that's when he saw Astrid for the first time. Their eyes met across the room; he was so focused on Astrid that he never noticed Cleo trying to get his attention.

Cleo: Earth to Richy? Hello? Anyone there?

Richy; oh sorry Cleo, I have to ask who's that sitting with Jake and MC

Cleo: that's Astrid she's Jake's new partner they have been working together for awhile now

Richy: Do you know if she's single?

Cleo: that you will have to ask yourself

Cleo made Richy's coffee after making it they both headed back to the table, sitting down Richy introduced himself he and Astrid hit it off right away.

MC: Jake do you think you will be able to help Cleo?

Jake: sure, give me all the information you have and I will see what I can find

Cleo: thanks Jake, I'll go get it for you now

Jake: should I pick you up at 7pm?

MC: perfect it will give me time to get home shower and change

Richy: I'm sorry but I have to ask this. Would you like to go on a date with me?

Astrid: I'd love to Richy

Richy: where would the lady like to go?

Astrid: Well I'd really like to go watch fast and furious 9 I haven't seen it yet

Richy: I love fast and furious. I'll book us two seats for tomorrow night if that's okay?

Astrid: that's perfect

Jake and Astrid left with Richy and they all went back to work, while MC was cleaning down the tables she found another note attached to a small box. She picked it up and saw that it had Cleo's name written on the front. She called Cleo over and she opened the box inside and there were 3 rose petals.

To my darling Cleo,

A rose petal for each day I have known you I long for your heart, one day we shall meet and I hope that you feel the same way I do until next time my love A.B xx

Cleo: this guy is really starting to freak me out now

MC: don't worry Cleo, Jake will find out who it is

Cleo: I hope so

MC: I'm seeing him later so I'll give him these

Cleo: thanks MC, why don't you go early I can close the shop

MC: Are you sure?

Cleo: sure, I don't mind

MC: thanks Cleo your the best

MC grabbed her jacket and keys and headed to her car to go home, Cleo started to close the shop up after she had finished cleaning she grabbed her jacket and keys and headed for the door. While she was waiting for the shutter to come down she spotted another box on the floor. This time there was no note with it but she knew who it was from picking the box up she opened it and inside was a heart pendant.

Cleo started to freak out so she shoved the pendant back in the box and headed for MCs apartment before she went on her date with Jake. Cleo jumped in her car and drove to MCs luckily MC didn't live too far away so it didn't take Cleo long to get there. When she arrived Cleo grabbed the box and went into the apartment complexe heading straight to MCs apartment. She knocked on the door and waited for MC to answer.

MC: oh hey Cleo, what's up?

Cleo: I just got another box from this creep look what he's sent me this time

MC: A heart pendant, was there any note with it?

Cleo: No, there was no note with it this time MC I don't know how much more I can take

MC: don't worry, give me the box and I will give it to Jake

Cleo: I don't even want to think about what could be waiting for me at home

MC: your welcome to crash here tonight

Cleo: Do you mean that? That would be great

MC: of course, I just haven't made the spade bed up thon

Cleo: no need to worry about that I can take care of that, thank you MC

MC: no problem

While MC was making the final touches to get make up Cleo had just arrived back after going to pick up an overnight bag. MC showed her where everything was and to help herself to what she wanted. Jake had arrived to come and pick up MC for their date MC grabbed her keys and jacket and headed out on her date.

#duskwood #everbyte game #duskwood jake #duskwood hacker #iamjake #duskwood jake x mc #i love you jake #jake x mc #he loves me #i love you #coffee shop romance #coffee shop #A.B

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thejeguluslibrarian · 10 months

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Ok my loves! Welcome to the Jegulus library! Here’s a poll: what do you want the first fic list to be on

here?

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ccbridgeswriter · 6 months

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#my writing #coffee shop romance #books #mm romance #gay romance #low angst romance #age gap romance #I'm proud of this book

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kiankiwi · 10 months

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Working as a barista has not been your finest choice. But if you wanted to keep your apartment and car you needed a job. And the coffee shop was about the only place that accepted you. Though truth be told it can be fun. and other than the rude and demanding old ladies it’s a good gig. plus you’ve made some real close friends here.

Though today is one of those days that reminds you what a shit job you have. All day it's been loud teenagers making those cringey tiktoks with their iced caramel macchiatos with extra caramel and bitchy middle aged women who complain that their hot coffee is too hot or their iced coffee is too cold. Simple terms? You were fucking over it. And despite there being three other registers you always end up with the bitchy and loud customers. And god forbid you bitch back and that's when they call the manager. But luckily for you, you became fast friends with them. And you knew that they were gonna defend you and the looks on the womens face when they do is laugh worthy. Except today you really were just so done with everything. You were just hoping that the coffee maker would stop working so yall could just close for the day. Even worse, you haven't had your break and it's been about seven hours. And it's been rush after rush. The breakfast rush lasted until lunch and now the lunch rush comes in. And to say you were losing your mind would be an understatement.

You had definitely lost that charming smile and cheery greeting 20 guests ago. Now it was just a “hi, what can i get you?” And you prayed it was just simple. Even though every time it was some complicated order they had seen on tiktok and you had to remind them every time that this was not a starbucks and you just get a scuff and they just order the most sugary drink available.

As you took customer after customer you felt a little relief seeing it would be almost time for your break. You prayed to whoever was above that time would pass quickly. but alas to your luck a long line came in.

you were beyond aggravated as they of course all had long orders. Even worse, you were cutting into your break time. by the time you got to the last customer you weren’t having it, weren’t even looking at them anymore. “welcome to spill the beans what can i get for you?” after a few minutes of no answer you were about to give the customer attitude and it was clearly written on your face as you looked up. but when you saw the guest had bright pink hearing aids in you immediately felt terrible and worse he looked a bit scared. “shit. um I'm so sorry.” and you saw he was about to speak but he just ended up giving you an awkward thumbs up. you let out a soft sigh. “um what can i get for you?” he just pulled out his phone knowing this wasn’t gonna work and he had written out his order. a hot chocolate and a chocolate muffin. you quickly rang him up and lucky you could show him his total with your hands.

you let out a soft sigh as he went to his table. “y/n you can go on break now.” you nodded and had your coworker ring you up for a sandwich and some juice. but before you really went on your break you wanted to make this customer's order. but you really just wanted to apologize. you really felt terrible even though you didn’t say anything mean to him. but you knew he was expecting it. so after drawing a little picture with cream you went over to his table with his hot chocolate, muffin and a sorry note.

when he saw your cream picture he smiled and you swore your knees almost buckled. He had the prettiest smile you’ve ever seen. you saw him quickly scribbling something down and when you read it, it said thank you. you mentally smacked your head. Of course you’d say that out loud. just leave it to you to embarrass yourself in front of the prettiest boy you’ve ever seen.

but as he scribbled something else down, your luck was beginning to turn. sit down with me? and who were you to refuse? so after taking your apron off you sat across from him. He pulled out a paper and an extra pen.

hello. My name is austin. you can talk out loud i’ll just answer on paper.

you smile and nod. you sat there for a bit not knowing where to start. “oh my name is y/n.”

he chuckled silently. He wasn’t gonna embarrass you more and remind you he saw your name tag.

You have a really pretty name. a pretty name for a pretty girl.

you couldn’t help but blush and giggle. you saw him think for a bit before writing again.

Is this your full time job?

and every true crime documentary you’ve watched flew out the window as you nodded. “yes for now at least. I work here Monday through friday. I do have Saturdays and Sundays off, thank goodness.”

he smiled again and you nearly passed out from the eye contact and smile, missing how he wrote that down.

“Well where do you work?” and before he could even answer his phone vibrated heavily on the table and when he read the notification he looked sad and started scribbling a lot and gave you a sad smile before rushing out. he picked up the page he left.

i work at a flower shop! and i have a delivery to make so sorry! but here’s my number xxx-xxx-xxxx! hope to see you again soon!

THIS IS SO FREAKING CUTE! So all, this is the meet-cute for OUR QUIET WORLD! You did wonderfully and it's so adorable! Onto all our other ideas....

WHAT IF HE BRINGS HER LAVENDER FLOWERS NEXT TIME

OMG I love this world so freaking much! Thank you for creating it with me!

#yn and austin meet #meet cute #love at first sight #coffee shop romance #deaf!austin #our quiet world au

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indecentpause · 9 days

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Cafe Latte

Meara and Danny’s business is about to fold due to some construction blocking their usual customer traffic. Josselin, a regular customer, business student, and jack of all trades, hears of this and offers his help. There’s definite chemistry between Meara and Josselin, but can they get past the social barriers that keep them apart? A Sheraton Academy AU.

Contemporary Slice of Life Romance. Contemporary. M/M and M/F with one gay lead and one bisexual male lead in a Polyamorous Vee.

Ao3 || Wattpad

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alixx-black · 22 days

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Benito Ramos is a first generation Mexican-American from a family of hardworking immigrants who have who have pursued a better life together in America. When Tío Carlos opens "The Chipped Coffee Cup" while following his dream, it becomes the backdrop to everything important in Benito's life. From first dates to broken hearts to getting into college and more, follow along as Benito grows through all the wild things that make everyone human

This a collection of short stories where each chapter is a self-contained addition to the experiences of Benito Ramos.

The characters in this story are bilingual. The primary language of this writing is English but will feature characters speaking Latin Spanish to one another throughout.

#coffee shop romance #lgbtq+ romance #gay romance #anthology series #latin mc #mexican mc #poc mc #coming of age #young adult #new adult #fiction #feel good #happy ending

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scifrey · 4 months

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ART THREAD

I have had the very great pleasure of commissioning some beautiful art to celebrate the release of my new novel Nine-Tenths. I'm going to share them all in this thread (and hopefully add to it if I'm lucky enough to be graced with more) so you can appreciate the talent of these incredible artists.

by Christopher Winkelaar

Nine-Tenths is set in a world where all the nobility in Europe are homo draconis - shape-shifting dragons who have the ability to take human form. Every culture in the world have dragons living among the humans, but the European and Asian nations are the only ones where dragons were historically elevated to the roles of monarchs, nobles, and emperors.

In a world where the American Colonies rejected British rule, this meant they were also rejecting draconic protection--and so while they won their Independence in 1793, they were soundly trounced in the War of 1812, losing all of New England, including New York State, to the British. They were absorbed into the Canadas, except for New York City, which was reclaimed by the Dutch and re-renamed New Amsterdam.

The Canadian colonies expanded west, as they historically did in our world, through a series of broken treaties with the Indigenous peoples of the continent, and the reprehensible colonialist practices which put the settlers in power today. It also means they were able to expand further south, without the Americans to bump up against.

This also meant that the Americans were unable to expand as far south and west as in our world, coming up against Indigenous dragon-protected lands, such as the Oniagara, or Aztec and Incan empires, which grew further north after Spanish contact, and flourished.

Unlike in the current version of Canada, the land was legislatively divided into much smaller provinces than currently exist, each overseen by a hereditary draconic Lieutenant Governor, who report to the draconic Governor of the Canadas, who in turn reports to the House of Lords in England (also dragons). Each province is divided into Duchies, Earldoms, and Marquessates, presided over by a noble dragon family.

As dragons are long-lived, the current Queen of England is Elizabeth (the first one). As she has not yet passed, the Kingdom of Scotland as yet remains separate from England. Ireland too is independent, the Irish dragons having beaten back the English ones. However, Wales remains a satellite colony of England, as the betrayal which brought about it's subjugation and the trickery around the hereditary title "Prince of Wales" still occurred. (This an important plot point).

by @seancefemme

This is the first piece of art I commissioned for the novel, and you'll note it's now become the cover art!

Meet the heroes of our tale: barista and disaster bi Colin Levesque, stuck in the middle of his quarter-life crisis and crushing on his cafe regular, Welsh dragon Dav, the Marquis of Niagara (though of course, Colin doesn't know he's the Marquis, and thinks Dav is just some minor noble with nothing better to do all day than hang out and read).

by @ibrithir-was-here

Colin works at Beanevolence, an indie cafe in downtown St. Catharine's, in the province of Upper Canada (Southern Ontario in our world). It's owned by his bestie Hadi, and he was only supposed to be a barista until he'd graduated. But now he has his Sustainable Tourism degree, and no clue what to do next. He feels completely stuck. Luckily he has Dav to distract him.

Except that one day Dav distracts him too well, which results in a kitchen fire. As an apology for the inferno, and to help the cafe get back on it's feet while the repairs are under way, Dav volunteers as the new bean roaster, creating incredible and (and ultimately social-media viral) coffee roasts with his fire-breath.

by @ibrithir-was-here

Colin and Dav start a flirtation at work.

Which leads to...

by @teejaystumbles

Luxurious dates and late-night smoochies.

by @pinkpiggy93

Which also goes a little bit viral. See, it turns out that the Marquis of Niagara usually keeps a low profile, and his sudden romance with a human has the gossip rags and tabloids all in a tizzy.

But more than that, it puts Dav under the scrutiny of Francis Simcoe. He's the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, a dragon with a hate-on for Dav, and the perfect ammunition to ruin his happiness.

Because, you see, it's against dragonic rules for dragons to be seen to be laboring in service of humans... and Dav's new gig at Beanevolence is about to--forgive the pun--land him in hot water.

➡️ Read Nine-Tenths Here ⬅️

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hopelesslyromanticgay · 10 months

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An Americano, Please? Part 3

Word count: 1.3K A/N: Just an FYI, I don't usually upload twice a day, I just felt particularly inspired today. As always, italics in quotation marks signify the speaking is using romanian dialect.

Y/N's POV:

I gotta admit. It hurt when Jenna didn't send me a text immediately. It's been two days, and still nothing.

Maybe it was a meaningless banter. Oh well. I guess I just really thought something could come out of it.

"What are you sulking about?" Nessa asks me one day after our shift.

"I'm not sulking, I'm just a little sad because I didn't get a text from someone," I explain, "It's not like she owed me a text or anything, but I don't have to be ecstatic over the fact that she hasn't done so."

"Oh my god, you're into the American one," Nessa exclaims, "I knew it! I mean, she's gorgeous. Like if I were into girls I would definitely be into her." I take a sip of my cortado (half espresso, half milk) as I listen.

"Well in any case, she's probably not interested."

"Stop sulking, Y/N," Nessa scolds me, "Let's do something fun. Gotta get your mind off of this girl."

Since our shift just ended, and we have a whole afternoon ahead of us, Nessa and I take her car to Predeal, the closest thing to a modern city we have around here.

It's about seven miles, so about twenty minute drive. The town's mostly filled with ski resorts, but there's a few fun places to shop.

A great deal of the afternoon is spent sitting outside a store judging the tourists.

"Oh my god she's probably saying something stupid like, 'I know it's winter but my husband will love this hawaiian T-shirt I bought in Romania,'" Nessa mimics the normal thought process of the typical tourist.

"This guy's even worse though," I stifle a laugh, mocking his actions.

After a thorough mockery of all of the Predeal tourists, we head back to our town, content with our afternoon.

I still haven't stopped thinking about Jenna, though. I wish I could have gotten to know her better. It's so nice to finally have someone I can talk to in English.

All I can do is hope that she comes back to the shop. Even then though, she probably won't want much to do with me.

Nessa drops me off at my apartment, waving goodbye. Almost instantly, I shed my winter coat, relieved by the warmth of the building.

The first thing I do is turn on the TV and open Netflix. A new baking show just dropped, and I'm not the type to turn down new entertainment.

The show turns out to be a combination of baking and engineering. It seems cool, but it's hard to tell from the first episode.

My phone lights up with a bright reminder Remember to feed Cupid!

Sighing, I get up from the couch and grab my fish flakes.

Cupid is my purple betta fish. She's about a year old and as of yet hasn't had too many health issues, which is super lucky for both of us. She's at the point where she recognizes my face. So when I go up to the tank, fish feed in hand, she eagerly swims up to the glass.

"Hey Cupid," I laugh, sprinkling some food into the tank.

After feeding her, I head back to the couch, where I continue watching my cooking show. Before I know it, I'm five episodes in and the sun is starting to set. I look out of the window, trying to gauge the temperature and weather condition.

It's a fairly clear twilight right now. There's a good chance I'll get to see stars tonight. Actually, I've decided I will see stars tonight.

I don my winter coat and make my way down the apartment complex stairs. One of the perks of not living in a huge city is that I can see the night sky beautifully.

One of my favorite places in town is on the outer edges of it. At this point, all of the buildings are housing, be it apartments or actual houses. The long stretches of pavement are perfect for strolling down while admiring the night.

Not a lot of people choose to come out here late at night, which is honestly their loss. I wouldn't necessarily say I'm super into nature and the great outdoors, but when I am outside, I can find an appreciation for my surroundings.

So that's how I found myself strolling the streets of Bușteni Romania, not looking at the cement in front of me.

BAM! I find myself crashing into another person, almost knocking both of us over.

"Fuck, I am so sorry," I find myself defaulting to english, "I- I mean, I'm so sorry, are you okay?"

"Y/N?" A familiar voice asks.

"Jenna?" It may be dark, but I can just barely see the details of her face. God I hope she's not mad.

"Yep, it's me," I hear her faintly laugh.

"Are you okay? I almost knocked you over."

"I'm okay, just a little rattled."

"Sorry for that again," I apologize, "I should have been watching where I was going."

"You could make it up to me by walking me to my apartment?" she offers.

"I'd like nothing more," I laugh, linking my arm with hers and we start to walk.

"So, Y/N, tell me about yourself," she starts the conversation.

"Well, my name's Y/N L/N, I work at a coffee shop. I speak English and Romanian, which is useful for when people like you come to the shop."

"I know that stuff," she interrupts me, "what do you like to do outside of work?"

"You know, the normal things, be around the people I care about, watch shows, I read sometimes, listen to music, that kind of stuff. What about you?"

"Well for starters, I'm Jenna Ortega, I also love to read and listen to music," she tells me, "I also like to write though, I have like, twenty scripts and stories sitting in my FinalDraft™ folder."

"Damn, you must really like writing," I respond, "that's pretty awesome."

"I guess so," she shrugs.

"Have you ever considered publishing your work?" I ask.

"Yeah, I actually published a book called It's All Love," she answers proudly.

"That's like, the coolest thing anyone's said to me all day," I tell her.

"I guess I'm just a cool person," she jokes, "I'm kidding, I'm kidding, only an arrogant person would say that."

"No, you have reason to say, it. You're a published author, the lead in a TV show, and fun to talk to. Don't discredit your own awesome-ness."

She laughs, "thanks for saying that."

"Sure thing."

"So, does your offer to take me around town sometime still stand?" she changes the subject.

"I'm a woman of my word, Jenna, if you still want a tour, you have my number," I remind her, trying to sound kind and cool at the same time. Which is kind of challenging.

"Oh my god, I forgot to text you, didn't I," she gasps, "I'm so so sorry, Y/N. I've just had so much going on." She starts to talk herself into a panic, "I have work for like, eight hours a day, plus cello lessons, plus german and fencing, it's just so much." If I had known how busy she was I never would have felt so hurt. That must be so overwhelming.

"Hey, it's okay, I'm not mad about it." Which is true.

"That's such a relief," she exhales, "again, I'm so sorry."

"Hey, Jenna, it's okay. How about the next time you have a day off, we get in touch and I take you around town."

"Well, conveniently enough, my next day off is tomorrow, so how about I see you then?" she offers.

"I wouldn't be opposed to that," I smile, doing my best to hide how excited I am for this.

"Well this is my place," she announces, "thank you for walking me home."

"Anytime," I reply, sad to know the night is ending. She heads through the door to her apartment, leaving me to walk the short five minutes to my apartment alone.

As soon as I get home, I dash to my bedroom, putting on pyjamas and getting ready for bed. I'm tired from the day. At at the same time, I'm so happy I got to see Jenna. I'm so excited that she wants to see me again, maybe tomorrow! I can't wait to get to know her better.

My phone lights up with a text from a new number

+1 ***-***-****

Does 11 AM tomorrow work for you?

-Jenna

I smile, quickly texting back

Sure thing, see ya then :)

I can hardly wait.

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annaholak · 11 months

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Attending the Grand Opening of a new coffee shop, especially one named "Cupid Cafe", is the last thing heartbroken Beatrice wants to do on Saint Valentine's Day. But her corgi, Graham Cracker, seems eager to go, and the invitation does say that pets are welcome.

"Cupid Cafe" is a sweet, sapphic romance, centred around a magical coffee shop, run by an elderly (seemingly mind-reading) lady, who just might be the real Cupid.

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thewarmthofequallyreturnedlove · 7 months

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duskwoodgirl4life · 1 year

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Chapter 3

MC and Jake headed out on their date Cleo was busy making up the bed in the spare bedroom when there was a light knock at the door. She stopped what she was doing and went to see who it was when she looked through the pee hole no one was there. She opened the door slightly making sure to keep the security chain on. She looked down and saw a dozen red roses with a card sticking out the top.

Cleo bent down to pick up the flowers quickly, closing the door and making sure it was locked. She took a look at the note it was from her mystery man. Good evening my love I saw that you are staying out tonight and wanted to drop off these roses. Have a lovely evening A.B

Cleo put the flowers on the kitchen counter and went back to making the bed, MC and Jake arrived at the black swan and were shown to their seats. Jake had booked a private romantic table and candles illuminated the table. In the center of the table sat a small boutique of flowers. MC sat taking in her surroundings everything was perfect so beautifully laid out.

Jake and MC looked over the menu and ordered their food, Jake had a bottle of wine sent to the table. It was one of MCs favorite wines Jake knew her tastes so well.

MC: thank you Jake

Jake: no need to thank me your worth it

MC: Can I ask, how long have you liked me?

Jake: I've liked you for some time I missed you so much while I was away

MC: I missed you to I was so happy when you came back

MC and Jake talked for most of the night. They had a wonderful night out together, MC filled Jake in on what had been going on with Cleo and all the gifts and messages she had received. Jake promised to start looking into everything in the morning, as it was a warm summer's evening Jake drove down to the lake.

He took MCs hand and walked to a secluded area where there was a bench that overlooked the lake. They sat down looking out at the water rippling away. Jake turned to MC and smiled as he moved some of her hair away from her face.

MC: Jake…

Jake: Yes MC?

MC: Are you going to kiss me?

Jake couldn't help but chuckle. He lifted MCs chin up with his fingers and kissed her softly on the lips. MC wrapped her arms around Jake's neck and pulled him closer closing the gap between them. As they pulled away to catch their breath Jake looked into MCs eyes and smiled. They sat cuddled up for awhile before heading back to MCs apartment they walked hand in hand back to the car.

When they arrived back at the apartment MC invited Jake in, Cleo had already gone to bed when they got back.

MC: thank you for a wonderful evening Jake

Jake: no thanks needed it was a pleasure

MC: it seems silly but it feels like we have been a couple for ages

Jake: we have in a way we have been best friends for 4 years

MC: and everyday you get more handsome

Jake moved closer to MC stroking her face with his fingers, leaning in, he lightly kissed her. MC wrapped her arms around Jake taking in his warmth and scent they stairs like that for a few moments.

Jake: I hate to say this but I should get going

MC: I hate that you have to go

Jake: we will see each other tomorrow I promise

Just as Jake was heading for the door MC called him back, he turned round and saw the note she had in her hand.

MC: It's another note from the mystery man

Jake: this one as the name of the flower shop I will pay them a visit tomorrow morning

MC: thank you for doing this for Cleo I know it means a lot to her

Jake: it's my pleasure

Jake kissed MC goodnight as headed out to his car to go home, MC leaned against the door with a smile on her face she hadn't been this happy in awhile. The next morning MC woke up to the smell of coffee MC got out of bed making her way to the kitchen.

MC: Hey, what's all this?

Cleo: Morning, I thought I would make us breakfast

MC: wow! It all looks amazing thank you Cleo

Cleo: Your welcome, did you have a good night last night?

MC: it was perfect I had the best time, I noticed when we got back that there was another note

Cleo: Yeah, he left it outside your apartment door how did he know I would be here

MC: he must of seen you somehow Jake is stopping by the coffee shop later so we can fill him in

Cleo: your a good friend MC

MC and Cleo sat down to eat breakfast then got ready to start the day, when they arrived at the shop luckily there was no note or gift outside. Cleo went to get all the cakes made up while MC put the chalk board outside with today's special blend of coffee and cake. The morning rush had started customers ordering their coffee on their way to work.

Once the rush had claimed down it gave MC a chance to whip down the tables and collect the empty coffee mugs. Cleo had just finished baking some cookies she was putting them onto the trays. Soon the lunch time rush was upon them the shop was busier than ever Jake had arrived with his partner Astrid. He noticed how busy Cleo and MC were so they took a seat and waited for the rush to pass.

MC: Oh hey, sorry I didn't come over

Jake: Don't worry about it

MC: What can I get you?

Astrid: can I get a strawberry frappuccino

MC: Sure thing, Jake what can I get you?

Jake: can I get an iced coffee

MC: I'll be right back

MC went to make the drinks and Cleo brought over two slices of freshly made apple pie. All 4 sat down and went over what had been happening to Cleo.

Cleo: have you managed to find anything out yet?

Astrid: we paid a visit to the flower shop the owner remembers the male who came in

Jake: we were hoping for a digital trail but he paid in cash, we do have put sketch artist working with the owner

Astrid: we also found out that he as visited the shop more than once, he was seen waiting outside for the shop to open on more than one occasion

Jake: we have some more leads to follow up on, we will find him Cleo

Cleo: thank you guys so much for all your help

The 4 carried on talking until it was time for Jake and Astrid to get back to work, MC and Jake made plans to meet up later and Astrid was going on her first date with Richy.

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