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⌈ Secret Post #6031 ⌋

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People who enjoy coffee house AUs, what about them do you like?

[(Anonymous)]

Is it a cozyfic sort of thing, a wish fulfillment sort of thing?

Re: People who enjoy coffee house AUs, what about them do you like?

[(Anonymous)]

I haven't read one in awhile, but back in the day I really liked them because it's such a simple setting for found family working together as a team and an easy business model to build from the ground up. You'd usually have one character that was the owner/creator of the coffee shop, and then the other characters all worked for/with them and then generally the love interest was the new customer who eventually worked their way into the family dynamic.

There's honestly nothing special about it specifically being a coffee shop for me, it's just a good neutral set that doesn't need a lot of explaining.

Re: People who enjoy coffee house AUs, what about them do you like?

[(Anonymous)]

Huh, interesting, thank you. I've never actually read one, despite the popularity as an AU.

Re: People who enjoy coffee house AUs, what about them do you like?

[(Anonymous)]

For me it definitely was the cozy fic vibe most of them had. The angst was low, which was exactly what I wanted in my escapism at the time.

Unlike the anon above, I wasn't in it for the found family, but the functional workplace that existed the romance. Co-workers who got along and liked each other.

Re: People who enjoy coffee house AUs, what about them do you like?

[(Anonymous)]

For me, I like the simplicity in the setup, cozy-vibes definitely are nice. I also like slice of life stories a lot. I like for there to be a beginning, middle and end, but I like it a lot when it isn't a big Thing.

I know people can consider the lack of stakes or events boring but sometimes I just want cozy vibes in a coffee shop.

Re: People who enjoy coffee house AUs, what about them do you like?

[(Anonymous)]

I like the cozy bit. But I also like the fact that the frame, without needing much set-up, allows two (or more) characters (disparate or not) to interact several times a week without it feeling contrived (generally).

Re: People who enjoy coffee house AUs, what about them do you like?

[(Anonymous)]

I am not exactly enjoyer because I need to be in the mood for a coffeshop AU. I usually go for darker or dramatic media but sometimes I want to read about this characters in a more low-stakes setting. How would it change them? For better for worse? Etc. But not a lot of writers can pull it through.