Coffee shop au
trope: christmas hater x christmas lover
ships: maxiel with background carlando
words: 1594
trigger warnings: none
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Max Verstappen hated Christmas with every bone in his body. He thought that the holiday was just a pathetic excuse from stores to trick unsuspecting people into buying their wares. Christmas had never been kind to him.
His parents split up on his 5th Christmas, and while usually, kids were happy about the 2 sets of presents, the only present he wanted was for his parents to get back together.
Now, at his 26th Christmas, he was a graduate student living in England, struggling to make ends meet. Max had secured a job at the coffee shop close to his house, but of course they only pay him minimum wage.
The cold of December nipped at his face as he walked to his late-night shift at the coffee shop. It was lightly snowing, the snow collecting on his coat, hair, and eyelashes.
Another thing he hated about Christmas, the weather. Snow made his limbs freeze up and made him shiver. Max passed by streetlamps, their dim light lighting his path. England was quiet in the morning, which was the only thing he liked about the country.
And since work started at 8, his favorite thing to end off the day was walking the short distance to the shop. The bell above the door clinked as he walked in, alerting his co-worker, Lando that he was there. "Good morning Maxy!" The blonde said, peering out from over the countertop.
Max walked over to the counter and leaned his head over. "What are you doing?" He asked. Lando looked up at him. "I'm sorting through the coffee beans! Now put your coat away and help me!"
The older man sighed and put his coat on the rack next to the espresso machine. He shook the snow off his hair and took off his scarf. After putting on his apron, he joined Lando at the counter, where he was still sorting through.
Sebastian, the owner of the coffee shop, didn't usually come into work until 10, so the two had around 2 hours to themselves. Max's shift ended at 11, and Lando's (bless his soul) shift ended at 1am. He always said he didn't mind staying up, but he was only in his senior year of college, what did he know.
The 26-year-old shut the cabinet doors before walking over to the espresso machine. "Guess what!" Lando said, excited. Max hummed, telling him to continue. "Remember the hot Spanish guy who came in and asked for my number last week? Well, we've be texting, and he asked me on a date!"
"That's wonderful Lando!" He said truthfully. Max really was happy for him, but he doesn't want this guy to be like all of the others Lando has dated. On multiple occasions, the younger man has come to his apartment crying over some guy and he doesn't want that to happen again.
Sometimes he wished that he could have some sort of romance in his life, but whenever he told someone about his personality and interests, they always left him.
Lando handed Max a cup of coffee, to which he gratefully accepted. The blonde noticed the frown on his friends face and gave him a soft smile. "Don't worry Max! I'm sure you'll find someone as wonderful as Carlos."
Just then, the Spanish man they were talking about walked through the door. He immediately walked over to Lando, and Max could see the sparkle in his eyes when he looked at the blonde.
Carlos got his coffee and sat down, Lando pretending to wipe down his table every now and again just to talk to him. Around 10, the doorbell rang for the second time that night. "Hello, welcome to Vett-", he started. Max looked up and was faced with the most beautiful man he'd ever seen.
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