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The Coffee Shop AU Meme

It's a coffee shop. You're a hot barista, or just visiting because of the hot barista. It's a hot summer day, so why not go for a Grande Special Deluxe Western Style Low Sugar Peppermint Macchiato? Or just a simple pumpkin spice latte that is, for the sake of convenience, available all year round? Either way, this is a setting-based meme, so take it from here however you please!

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PROMPTS

1) Customer. You spent ages choosing your drink, lining up for it and now there are no more tables. Great. As a result, you have to look for somewhere to sit while balancing that tray laden with your drink of choice and tasty pastry in your hands. Looks like you've got no other choice than to ask that person with the spare seat at their table.

3) Barista. An employee of this fine establishment, if nothing else, knows how to brew coffee. We hope. Maybe you're the best barista in the world. Or maybe you barely know how the machine works and instead make up for it by coming up with hilarious names on people's paper cups. Either way, you work here and go through the daily grind.

4) Student. It's no secret that students congregate in droves towards coffee shops for a combination of free wifi and caffeine. Whether in a group or on your own, the laptops and papers are out in full force. Whether any work is actually getting done is another question.

5) Early Morning Rush. It's first thing and you're crabby. All you want is your coffee and you will kick, punch and claw your way for that cup of black gold. And it looks like you're not the only one feeling this way. Are you going to let that person stealthily cut in front of you?!

6) Not A Coffee Person. Maybe you just want to try coffee for the first time. Or you're a tea drinker who is rethinking their views on coffee. You're canvassing for opinions, and that can range from outright asking other customers to hovering over tables to monopolizing the barista for a good 5 minutes, holding up the line.

7) Coffee Date. Asking people out to a coffee is the easiest thing in the world. Or is it? Whether it's with a friend or something more romantic, a coffee date is a good opportunity to connect with people and talk about whatever comes to mind.

8) Late Nights. The evening sky is dark and there's hardly anybody left in the coffee shop. Closing time is not for a while yet, but a stillness has settled over everyone. It's that time of night where anything can happen.

9) Free For All. Or if all else fails, just make your own scenario!

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[Customer or student.]

(Just saw NWH today, so cool with playing something off that.)

Inexplicably, she finds herself looking for him all day. As stupid as that is, as weird as that is. He always comes in on Sunday mornings, sometimes Tuesdays and Thursdays, but always on Sundays. Without fail. He's one of her odder customers, that's for sure. But there's something about him that haunts her. Maybe it's the pain in those puppy dog eyes of his, or just the way he looks at her, like for some odd reason this ridiculously good-looking guy thinks she hung the moon or some corny shit. Maybe it's the way he seems to stammer over his words when he speaks to her, but yet when he speaks to someone else, he more or less seems to be fine. Maybe it's the bizarre sense of familiarity and comfort that washes over her when their eyes connect. She doesn't know, she just very strangely misses that weird Peter Parker guy's presence when he doesn't show up Sunday morning. Not that she would really allow herself to admit it.

She sadly has to pull a double that day, because her co-worker Vicki called out. MJ is alone in the coffee shop, beginning her closing tasks with 30 minutes left before she has to lock the door and call it a night. It's starting to get dark when she hears the bell chime, an indicator that someone has arrived. Her head shoots up, not really hopeful, but curious.

Sorry, I rewrote this like five times. "I do words good" and all that.

toughbutsticky - 2021-12-19 16:15 (UTC) - Expand

hey you're totally good!

whatupdorks - 2021-12-19 18:07 (UTC) - Expand

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toughbutsticky - 2021-12-21 03:40 (UTC) - Expand

whatupdorks - 2021-12-22 05:11 (UTC) - Expand

[She'd most likely be either a student staying caffeinated to finish an assignment, a barista working her way through school, or meeting up with a date (romantic or platonic). Also open to just about any other scenario that works well!]

[ooc; let's discuss options / scenarios.]

Edited 2021-12-19 05:49 (UTC)

[part-timer.]

[No Way Home compliant - please mark for spoilers if going that route! ~~I'm ready for any and all pain~~]

[I would love to throw Kate at a post NWH Peter if you're up for it? ~~Let's just drive that pain in deeper, thanks MCU.~~

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NWH SPOILERS ABOUND

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[NWH compliant and will avoid/mark for spoilers as needed. Would love to do something post NWH with this. OTA, canon, cross canon, assumed CR, etc.]

[Compliant with the latest Hawkeye and NWH, and good to play around with the events of both! Can also avoid spoilers as needed and will mark for any spoilers that come up. OTA, canon, cross canon, assumed CR, etc.]