The Old Café: The Monster In Room 23
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  • Reads 2,259
  • Votes 64
  • Parts 14
  • Time 49m
Ongoing, First published Nov 11, 2020
Modern Tangled AU.

I'm not an orphan, nor do I really know one, so I apologize if some of the facts are unrealistic, but the story isn't in our world anyways.

Most children hated the thought of an orphanage, due to how many times the people running the place were mean in most TV shows.  Ironically, they were actually Varian's safe haven.  Foster parents never worked out.  If they didn't end up just sending him back, he wasn't treated right.  He even had to hop from different orphanages due to this and never stayed in one place longer than six months.  He never had a stable home, life, friends, or even a family at all.

When Varian lands in Corona Rd. Home for Kids, a little light begins to shine.  However, he only begins to see just how messed up he is more and more.

The kids at the orphan home meet up at an old cafe by the home to hang out.

Disclaimer: I do not own Tangled or the videos.

Rated T for PTSD, violence, abuse, reference to underage drinking, drugs, and self-harm.  (Let me know if I should add warnings or put it in mature content because there is some really dark themes in here, but there's no smut and I don't actually write the cuss word, but the character does say them.  There will be a dash mark in its place)

I changed it's name from The Old Café to The Old Café: The Monster In Room 23 because I'm having a sequel to the story.
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