Café Stories

Free to read! 19-year-old Jane, newly-single, moves to London to work for her friend, Kitty. But Kitty is hiding something about the café - and about Jane and Kitty's past. ***** If you looked at her Instagram, you'd think Jane had the perfect life. But a family tragedy and a big break up shatters that illusion, prompting Jane to drop out of university and move to London. She gets a room above a bookstore and a job as a barista, thanks to her childhood friend Kitty. Struggling with feelings of loneliness among the happy staff, Jane feels further ostracized when Kitty refuses to discuss Matt, who used to live in the bedroom Jane took over and who left under mysterious circumstances. As Jane struggles to find herself, and get the attention of the cute bartender, Harper, she discovers that the Brew Books café is brewing with dark secrets. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

COMPLETED The best part of love is capturing all the bliss, grief, blues, and felicities, and put it on a frame where you can reminisce the entire moments like a film on the cinema. But just like how Savino Basaltta's camera survived all the love and pain, the hatred and the hope, the courage and the cowardice, the innocence and the guilt, would he withstand everything for the second time around? Or would everything be abandoned as a mere photograph?

"I just wanted to run a café... not fight monsters in dungeons..." Seo Elena, an office worker, quits her job and opens a café, but things take an unexpected turn when there turns out to be a dungeon underneath it! Somehow, she also awakens and even survives an S-rank dungeon! Despite awakening, she's still set on opening her café and running it peacefully. But why does she keep getting dragged into these tragedies?! And why are the S-rankers suddenly so interested in her?! Alternate title: Top Floor Cafe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ⚠️ Heads up! Updates will be inconsistent for this story. ⚠️ This is my first time trying out this kind of concept and publishing it right away-without fully editing or fact-checking the chapters (I only have about 10 written so far!). Because of that, I'll be taking my time to go back, clean things up, and make sure the details are right before uploading new chapters. So if you're enjoying it, don't forget to save the story! I might do batch updates once everything is polished and ready ✨

Damian Blackwood is a man who has everything-wealth, power, and an unshakable reputation as a ruthless CEO. Love? He never believed in it. To him, emotions were distractions, and relationships were nothing more than business transactions. But everything changes one morning when he accidentally spills coffee on a stranger at a café. Ella Carter, with her soft eyes and warm smile, isn't like the people he's used to. She doesn't fawn over his status or try to impress him. Instead, she simply cleans the mess, gives him a polite nod, and walks away-leaving him utterly captivated. For fifteen days, Damian returns to the café at the same time, just to see her from afar. He doesn't know why. He doesn't even know her name. But something about her makes his carefully controlled world feel unsteady. Then fate takes control. Ella walks into Blackwood Enterprises for an interview, only to realize the man from the café-the one who had been haunting her thoughts-is her new boss. Damian is thrilled but keeps his emotions locked away, offering her the job with a professional mask. As they spend more time together, the tension between them grows. Damian finds himself breaking his own rules, drawn to the warmth and kindness Ella brings into his cold, calculated world. Ella, in turn, sees glimpses of the man beneath the powerful CEO-one who's afraid to love, but even more afraid of losing her. Will Damian finally let go of his fears and embrace the love he never believed in? Or will his hesitation cost him the one thing he never knew he needed? A heartfelt, slow-burn romance about fate, unexpected love, and the power of simple moments that change everything.

In the world of Uma Musume, we will follow the story of Wind Runner; Kaze. As any other in this universe, she is a reincarnation of her former horse self. Though her journey may differ from that of her fellow horse-girls, as some run for glory, others run for fame, petty competition and rivalry... Kaze runs to outrun old ghosts and find her place in this new, unfamiliar world. Disclaimer: All rights and ownership to the title and characters in this story belong to Cygames, excluding a few OCs. Also, all cover arts shown throughout the story are not owned by me whatsoever.

(Warning: This contains spoilers!): What happens when an S-tier alpha, someone who swore off omegas after a heartbreak that shattered him, crosses paths with a bold, sharp-tongued omega who's everything he claims to hate? An omega who hides his own wounds behind sass and laughter- someone still unable to move on from the man he once loved so much he wrote an entire book for him... Only for that man to walk away before he ever got the chance to give it. Two butterflies with the same broken wings. Two hearts cracked in different places. Two people who collide instead of meeting. They become rivals before they even know each other's names- annoying, loud, confusing, always pushing the other's buttons as if chaos is the only language they're fluent in. But underneath the arguments and stubborn walls, something unspoken pulls them together: the strange recognition of pain they've both tried so hard to hide. What happens when two people who can't heal themselves accidentally start healing each other- through the fights, the tension, the denial, and the feelings they're both terrified to name?

Ivan Guillermo de la Vega knows how to write about people. He just doesn't get involved. As a writer for the Indiana Daily Student, he's built his life on observation-clean, precise, and carefully neutral. Until one late night, when he answers a simple AI prompt and creates something he doesn't expect: An ideal. Calm. Consistent. Someone who stays. He closes the tab and forgets about it. The next day, he walks into a café and meets him. Owen Maverick Turner isn't loud. He doesn't try to impress. He doesn't interrupt. He just... stays. And somehow, without effort, he mirrors everything Ivan was never supposed to find in real life. What begins as coincidence becomes pattern. What feels manageable becomes undeniable. Ivan knows how to observe. He knows how to write. But this time, he's no longer outside the story.

Rida met him for the first time in a cafe and couldn't confess since she thought it's just a mere attraction and also he might not be interested in him. But later after three months she visits the same cafe, she found him staring at her. Still confused Rida went out of the cafe when she heard......

In the strange world of the digital circus, Pomni just wants a moment of calm. But in Jewelfish, an impossible café beneath the water, she ends up sharing something unexpected with Jax: an honest conversation, fragmented memories... and a connection that feels far too real. Because in a place where everything is artificial, even a perfect moment can shatter. Beautiful cover art by @marijxlia on Instagram

A new café had opened downstairs from the company. The shop's signature item was neither coffee nor cake, but the boss's good looks. Lisa, who was biased about appearances, was not careful and had left her heart over there. Since then, a trip to Cloudside has become a daily ritual. At some point, Lisa checked her bank account and realized that her financial situation from the past few months was something to worry about. Thus, she said to Jungkook, "Boss Jeon, I must be your store's biggest customer. Why don't you consider letting me invest in it? Let's make money together." Jungkook glanced at her as he wiped the glass and said in a flat tone, "Forget about investing." Lisa felt like she was wronged. "I help with the taste test every time there's a new product! When you said you couldn't fall asleep, I thought of ways to coax you to sleep! I even painted the mural on the wall for you! *sigh* If I can't even invest, then I'm at too much of a loss!" "Oh, it is a bit of a loss," Jungkook said when he learned about her reasoning. "Then I can only let you make up for it by being the boss's wife." A beautiful but pessimistic café boss x a game designer working in a cubicle A short story where love comes first. [PLS DO NOT VOTE] [ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍɪɴᴇ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴀᴘᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ!!] CREDITS TO THE AUTHOR AND TRANSLATOR Author(s) Zoody

Ali Vallejo, a Culinary Arts student at Green Ville University and Nero Sanchez, a med student and vlogger from Horizon University, met due to a scam. They eventually needed each other and a regrettable deal stood between them. Story cover NOT MINE

Hidden in the center of Seoul, Null Point Café is a place where the world slows down - no Wi-Fi, no signal, just warm lights, quiet jazz, and a notebook where strangers leave pieces of themselves behind. When Yoon Gabriel Min, a quiet member of the global boy group AURION, accidentally discovers the café after a long rehearsal, he finds something he hasn't had in years - anonymity, silence, and the freedom to simply be Gabriel. Owned by Jenna Solene Han, a former cybersecurity expert who left behind a life of constant monitoring, Null Point was built as a refuge from the noise of the digital world. But when Gabriel begins returning night after night, the quiet space she created slowly becomes something more. In a place designed for disconnection, two people begin to find connection - one quiet conversation at a time.

Elena Seo built her career chasing the truth. As the CEO of her own investigative journalism agency, she's known for her calm demeanor, sharp instincts, and the silver ring she always wears - a quiet boundary to keep emotions, and unwanted attention, at a distance. Nathaniel Joon Kim leads AURION - the most famous group in the industry. Calm, thoughtful, and quietly observant, he's used to carrying responsibility... but not unexpected feelings. When Elena steps into Null Point Café - a quiet haven untouched by the digital world - she meets AURION and comes face to face with Nathaniel once again... the same man who once crashed into her car and cost her an exclusive interview. What begins as witty banter and quiet conversations soon turns into something neither of them expected. But Nathaniel notices the ring. And he assumes the worst. Between misunderstandings, late-night conversations, and headlines that threaten everything, they slowly find themselves drawn to each other - one quiet heartbeat at a time. Some stories begin with headlines. Others begin with heartbeats. And sometimes... they begin in a café where the world finally slows down.

A Long Lived Romance, has reached a final chapter. Though the romance between Devin Winters and Cozilyn Winters has ended, their shared history linger. Once lovers, best friends, and next-door neighbors, they now navigate the delicate balance of separate lives, shaped by the memories that remain. Their journey forward is nothing tension and tenderness, as they learn what it truly means to move on without letting go of the past.

𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍o𝒗𝒆? ʸᵃⁿᵈᵉʳᵉ ᶜᵘˢᵗᵒᵐᵉʳ ˣ ᶠᵉᵐᵃˡᵉ ᶜᵃᶠᵉ ʷᵒʳᵏᵉʳ 𝑰𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉, a regular of the cafe starts appearing more and more, eventually swooning over the woman standing behind the counter. 𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑻𝒂𝒈𝒔 ! this book belongs to kkojewel, and at the moment nobody has permission to repost, or claim as theirs. please credit if used somewhere

⋆⨾𓍢ִ໋𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝, 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞-𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝑨𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆.

This is a draft of a story I might be writing and making longer in the future. So if its anything you like and want me to continue, please let me know! Also if anything is wrong with the grammar, let me know as well, english is not my first language.

TWST X Isekai Reader (WIP) Kitsu Yu was your name. Just an ordinary person in the world. Working since the age of 16. Until your life was unfortunately cut short by a robber. Taking a shot to the head, you woke in a white void. Welcomed by a choir of voices. Sealing a deal, you would be granted reincarnation in the world of Twisted Wonderland. Let's see how twisted your fate may become in this land of wonder.

❝ Welcome to Ket's Café, where espresso meets pokémon! ❞ ─────────────── ⁀➴ in which, Ket's Café sees more moments of happiness, melancholy and life. OR. Life after Ash's twenty-third Christmas goes on. ─────────────── An Oneshot Anthology Based on Ket's Café ©pxrfectly_sxrene 2o25

Not your typical reader insert slop. Give it a try! You were a third-year high school student with a large, empty house. Your parents had left for an open-ended trip abroad, though you had no particular complaints except for now lonely it occasionally got. ...That is, until certain characters from a certain gacha game started appearing in your house!