Coffee Shop AU Fanfic Generator

Take your characters out of their world and put them behind a counter. A coffee shop AU keeps who they are and swaps the stakes for small, warm moments.

Ideas to try

• A barista keeps spelling a regular's name wrong on purpose.
• A grumpy café owner and the street musician outside his window.
• The night shift at a 24 hour diner, and the one customer who always orders tea.

Writing it well

Give the trope a reason to exist in your story. Know what each character wants, what stops them, and what changes by the last line.