To the Beat of My Heart

Sashangela (SashaxAngela)

(THE MONTH OF LOVE BEGINS!!!

Heya everyone! :D I had an idea for a fun little project back in November, and I got started on it around the end of December of last year. This is that project, and I'm really happy that all of my hard work has paid off.

I bring you "To the Beat of My Heart," a collection of short romance fics [seven dealing with canon character ships and seven dealing with OC-related ships] for the month of February! My... original plan was to write all the stories throughout January, but this fic [and many of the others] turned out a lot longer than I initially planned. So instead of that, I'll be publishing this throughout February and March!

Speaking of romance, this first couple is one I've been wanting to write a fic for, though I haven't had the time or energy to finish said fic. So because I want to constantly kick myself in the ass for not focusing on one story and because I want to give you guys a taste of what I have planned, I set this little fic in the Coffeeshop AU that's in the other fic. Long story short, this first pairing is going to take place in an AU. It's not because I don't want to write them in a canon setting, it's because I want my Coffeeshop AU of these two and I will write it even if I have to put a snippet of it here and write the rest of it later. (Plus I want to have some guilty pleasure for the month of February)

But before the fic starts, I want to give a special thank you to all of the participants who gave me the ship suggestions to make this possible. Some offered up canon character pairings they wanted to see, and some offered up their own characters. Thank you all so much for the input, and I really hope you like this project of mine!

Le peeps who requested this couple:

Amino: Gaoteka

Thank you to all the people who asked for this, and I hope you enjoy! :D )

Disclaimer: I do not own Ratchet and Clank or any of its characters. And yes, I am very aware that this author's note is extremely long. I am so sorry Amino and mobile peeps D: ...

To the Beat of My Heart

Sashangela (SashaxAngela)

Even in a shop full of expertly-crafted beverages and coffees, Angela still found her throat completely dry.

Her eyes glanced up at the clock as a nervous energy danced through her body. It was almost time.

One of her co-workers standing at the cash register turned to her, a knowing smile on her face. "Angela, you wanna switch spots for a moment?" the robot barista asked. "I could use some more practice at the cold-blended drinks."

Angela's hands rested on her hips. Even with her anxiety, she could still see BS from a mile away. "Marie, you've worked here longer than me..."

Marie laughed in a way that could only be described as "sly." "Come on... Switch with me. Just for five minutes."

Angela whipped her head to the back to the strawberry smoothie that had been sitting in the blender for half a minute. Her hands quickly popped the blender cup off the stand and poured the smoothie into the plastic cup.

"You-you know- Oh I know exactly why you want to switch, don't try and trick me! You just want to see my face when she comes up to the counter."

The smoothie really didn't deserve her glare, but she couldn't take her eyes off the drink without risking it going everywhere.

Marie curled a loose strand of her obsidian-colored hair behind her ear. "Perhaps..." she teased. "Oh, and the customer is getting that to-go."

The Lombax whipped around to the counter opposite of her and slipped a plastic cover over the cup. With a quick flick of her wrist, her fingers pinched a straw and clapped it next to the drink.