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I did a thing...
I'm no writer, but inspired by my Coffee shop au (linked) i did a little sample piece for funsies/writing practice... idk what will come of this but it was fun and interesting to get back into actually writing a fanfic piece again...
(context at the end)
Bars always seem to be a completely different atmosphere when it was day time.
All you could hear was the rustling and clinking of staff putting away the new merchandise or cleaning the equipment and the hum of the air conditioners. The faint scent of sanitizer mixed with alcohol hung in the air, strong enough to tell that the surfaces had just recently been wiped down.
As he sat patiently at one of the empty tables, Centrossâ eyes glazed over the figures and trinkets that surrounded the bar. He could tell each one had been placed carefully and each section had its own theme. The tables and booths had a more âon deckâ feel. Pictures of great ships and sea creatures hung along the walls, surrounded by ropes tied and hung from the ceiling like shrouds or fishermen nets. The wooden tables were decorated with small ships to hold up the menus and the chairs had an aged leather look to them, which were surprisingly comfortable. The bar itself had a large, long statue of a dragon, made of a seaweed green glass displayed against the back wall, surrounded by the shelves of various amounts of alcohol.
The more you looked the more you saw, but unfortunately Centross didnât get to look around much more as Kai, the owner of Sea Dragon, came out from the staff only doors. He stood up to meet her, extending a hand to introduce himself.
âHey, you must Kai. Iâm David, itâs nice to meet youâ Centross was a little nervous. It had been a while since he was considered for an interview, he even had to buy a new button up shirt since the old one was worn out and faded.
âYeah, I know who you areâ Kai responded, her tone not doing a good job at hiding her snark and her, a bit too firm, handshake was not helping either.
âOh, right, I guess you would after reading my resumeâ He tried to brush it off and lighten the mood, thinking he was just being paranoid about the way she was acting.
Kai gave a hum and the forced smile made Centross think it was meant to be a laugh. âSo why do you want to work here, David?â She asked, cutting straight to the point.
Centross took a breath, trying to let the advice Wolf had given him and their practice questions come back to him.
âWell, I do have experience behind the bar, honestly, Iâve grown to love the work, it keeps me on my feet. Iâm fully licenced, I have-â
âYeah, yeah Iâm sure your credentials and achievements are very nice,â Kai interrupted, âWhat I meant was, why here at the Sea Dragon?â she clarified.
Centross gave an apologetic look, as he stumbled to correct himself. However, while trying to come up with an answer, he noticed the daggers Kai was glaring at him.
âHave I done something to upset you?â Centross asked defensively. Gee, he had just met the woman and she acts like he spat in her face.
Kai barked a laugh at his question, looking at him with disbelief, her last bit of professionalism, now washed away. Seeing Centrossâ face made her realise, he really did not know.
âYou still donât do your research do you?â
Ok, now Centross was really confused. âAre you⊠not the owner?â he tried.
Ocie chuckled again. âIâm Kai. Kai Feywildâ
Realisation slowly set on Centrossâ face. âF-Feywild?â Ocie nodded. âAs in⊠Strawberri Feywild- oh fuck!â
âMy sisterâ Kai confirmed, as Centross dropped his head into his hand in defeat.
So, this wasnât an interview, it was an interrogation. God, how the hell did he not know this!?
âHey man, ill give you this: Iâm impressed by the fucking balls you have to come in here, asking me for a job, after you did?â Kai, pointed her sharp nails at him to emphasise her accusatory tone.
âListen i-â
âNo, you listen,â Kai snapped. âIâve worked my fucking ass off to get this business up and running and Iâm not going to let it all go to shit because a deadbeat, drug pusher wants to get back in to business!â
âIâm not- we didnât-â Centross let out a frustrated groan, running a hand through his hair trying to find the words. âLook, that was a long time ago, Iâm sober and clean and itâs not like I was the one making it-â
âNo, apparently you werenât, youâre just the one who insisted on selling it with my nephew and making my sister your dealer!â Centross gave a defeated sigh. âThe only reason I called you in was to make sure you werenât going to start this shit with me or my Strawberri again. Sheâs been through enoughâ
Centross took moment to answer, all the previous interviews and questioning coming back to him like a montage of fails. He knew he wasnât going to get on her good side, maybe ever, but especially not right now. He had been through this enough times to know when it wasnât working out.
âI know you probably donât want to hear it, so ill spare you the details. But believe me when I tell you I am not here to start that again. The Ominous Coffee Bean is gone, it crashed and burned before it could even get off the ground, I wouldnât even know how to get access to that stuff again and, again, even if I did, I wouldnât know how to make it, that was Icarus, testing out their fancy chemistry, nerd shit and it failed miserably. I spent my time getting sober and clean, just like the others and I am trying to do better, Kai, but I no matter what I do, no one will even give me the time of day â which is understandable I guess butâ Centross took a breath, feeling like he was just wasting breath at this point. âI truly am just looking for a job, a fresh start. Bills canât pay themselves and I canât keep living out of my boyfriendsâ pocket. Heâll deny it, but I can tell that Iâm just weighing him down. He deserves better than that and I just want to at least help himâ
Kai took in everything he had said and Centross could see her processing, it all. Sheâd look him up and down and down at her hand, then back to him, the gears in her head turning trying to decide her next move.
Centross knew what it would be. Fuck, he should have just left as soon as he learned she was Strawberrisâ sister. Maybe he can try his luck elsewhere, surely thereâs somewhere that his reputation hasnât touched.
âAlright,â Kai simply said after a long moment of silence.
âAlight?â Centross repeated, waiting for her to add on.
âYou will be working the floor and are also on washing duty. Youâll start with four days a week for a trail to see if you can handle it and to see if youâre a good fit here. After that time is up, weâll see how youâre doing and that will determine if you can stay and maybe weâll talk about you working the bar. How does that sound?â Kai listed her conditions firmly, leaving no room for negotiation, her eyes never leaving Centross a she spoke.
Centross stared back, not processing what was happening.
âWait, youâre⊠Youâre giving me the job?â he asked, almost like he didnât trust what he had heard.
âIâm giving you a chance. Do not make me regret itâ She warned.
Centross had to contain the smile that seemed to spread on his face, releasing a breath of relief as the weight on his chest lifted just little.
Holy shit, he fucking did it.
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So for some context, Icarus, Centross and Easton tried to start a Barista place together called The Ominous Coffee Bean ("the name will get people curious about it") and Icarus tried to do their thing of infusing flowers into tea. Little did they know that Delosperma Cooperi can be toxic, like a bad drug or alcohol when extracted/infused. They told their business investor (they found online) about their new drink and and Centross received an email back encouraging them to keep selling it and they could use Strawberris flower business to get more of the flowers in.
They were eventually got investigated and they all got arrested for selling of narcotics and Strawberri got done for suppling.
Icarus made first bale, an anonymous pay to bale *and* hush money.
Kai had to come down from a couple towns over to bale Strawberri and Easton out and thankfully they were all given the bare minimum punishment due to bale + they didn't know the extremes of what they were actually selling and their investor couldn't be tracked.
All four did get put on a probation and Icraus, Centross and Easton had to attend clincs to get clean and to help go through withdrawal. Centross made bale late as Rae had to scrap together enough money and even ask his Uncle for help to get him out.
Icarus got hush money, Easton was seen as "the poor kid who didnt know any better" and Strawberri also left in the dark. Centross basically got the short end of the stick and his reputation wasnt good.
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idk i was just playing around with ideas for Ominous Bane equivalent??? its still a W.I.P but let me know what you think????
#it is 3am#i believe all things are written at 3am tho#fable smp#fablesmpblr#fable smp fanfiction#coffee shop au#a little darker than coffee shop but#fable smp centross#centross fable smp#ocie fable smp#fable smp ocie#ominous bane fable smp#fable smp headcanon#no beta read we die like centross
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