Baby Steps (Glitch X Reader)

Chapter 1 : It will last longer.

They say that drinking coffee is a canon event for everyone transitioning into adulting. I can verify real coffee isn't your average white vanilla bean frappe you get at your local Starbucks. Real coffee....

Real coffee tastes like ass, just like life.

*beep*

*beep*

*beep*

*beep*

It's my 10 am alarm going off.

"It's 10..."

I jump out of bed as fast as I can and start rushing because my 10 o'clock alarm was my back up alarm to my 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9, 9:30 alarm. They say online that cold showers are beneficial for your well being. It might of had its first initial benefits in the beginning but at this point maybe I should google if taking cold showers all the time is maybe bad for you?

Showered, check.

Clothes, check.

Phone? Damn it.

I finally make it out the front door locking up and made sure I have everything I need for the day. I think.

" Good morning (f/n)!"

That's my neighbor, Max. He's a nice guy, maybe sometimes a little too nice? Reason to why he's a little too nice is that he always offers to invite me over to his apartment when he learned a new recipe. I always politely decline.

When you live in a city it's pointless to have a car. Maybe a bike would be nice, but never was confident in my skills. Besides, its a nice day out. We are in season of fall and the colors of the leaves are so warm and cozy.

*ching*

The door chimes at my work never let me sneak in quietly..

" Ahem! (f/n) what time is your shift?"

And here we go. Fran our lovely manager can be a stickler at times.

" Sorry Fran, my shift started at 10:30."

This is embarrassing, the shop is half full with customers at this point.

" AND what time is it now?"

I glance at my phone.

" It's 10:32."

Fran shook his head in disapproval and finally left me alone to start my shift. I wish he wouldn't make such a scene some times but can't change Fran. Anyways time to squash this morning rush. Since it's fall you know what that means, pumpkin spice lattes. I think I've made 10 pumpkin spice lattes so far and it's only 11 o'clock.

" Good-morning! Welcome to the Tamp, what can I get for you?"

The customer is young woman that looks to be my age, maybe a two years younger even. You can tell that she probably didn't get that much rest the night before. She struggled with the menu and I could physically see her getting a headache.

" We do have our fall specials if you'd like to try them."

I motioned to our little chalkboard that we had drawn up for the holidays. She did a side-eyed glanced at it only to look back at the menu right behind me.

" You guys don't have anything like a caramel frappe like at Starbucks? "

Her tone gave off a bit of an attitude, but nothing I couldn't handle.