I should have added an x category for things I hate
HATE implies a vehemency I don't have, but I'm not gonna click on any coffeeshop AUs and I'm not sure why it's a thing
anyway, this is a mix of RP and fanfic tropes, and also kinda why I don't read much fanfic, because, gestures
and yes it's not lost on me that I literally play a character named gen
though:
in the next book people still call him Gen
the prevalence of coffee shop aus are a mystery
time to tag eugenides and call him gen
he has already pitched a fit about this multiple times in game
granted, it takes zero provocation for him to pitch a fit, he loves having fits
it has to be because it's impossible that none of these people have never worked at an actual coffee shop
people who like fanfic are the same kind of people who like the idea of careful aesthetic hipsters in coffeeshops
that's not wrong but it is offensive
not the actual hell of being a barista, but just living that kind of life as seen on instagram
yes however I would love to see someone take it on in a realistic way
probably bc I've seen simply irresistible too many times??