Espresso Hearts

Lucifer (yes, she/her this time) : 24, owns a cozy coffee shop called Moonlight Brew, gentle-voiced, incredibly adorable with soft features and big expressive eyes. She's sweet, but stronger than she looks.
Alastor: 31, brilliant but emotionally distant heart surgeon. Scarred by the toll his job has taken on his relationships, he rarely lets anyone in-until her.

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🖤 The Premise:

Lucifer has always poured her heart into her coffee shop-a little corner of comfort in the city where people come to feel safe. After breaking things off with her abusive ex, she's been focusing on herself, healing slowly, surrounded by the love of her customers and the scent of cinnamon lattes.

One rainy Friday night, she lets her best friend drag her to a bar, promising just one drink. That's where she meets him-Alastor. Tall, striking, quiet, and haunted. They strike up a conversation that becomes much more. He listens when she talks about her ex. She laughs at the rare jokes he lets slip. One drink turns into two, then shared glances, and finally a desperate, passionate kiss in the corner booth.

They go back to his place, where the chemistry is undeniable, intense... healing.

The next morning, she wakes up in his bed wearing only his shirt. She's just about to slip away quietly when he walks out of the bathroom in scrubs and a stethoscope slung around his neck.

"I'm a heart surgeon," he says, scratching the back of his neck. "I'm not... really good at relationships. My job tends to destroy them."

Lucifer just smiles, still wrapped in his sheets, and says softly, "Maybe we try anyway. I'm pretty hard to shake."

😊 Enjoy!