Softness under Sarcasm
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Sweetened Caffeine by Raxacoricofallapatoriusrulez
Fandoms: Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Terry Pratchett
29 Jun 2025
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Some connections start with sarcasm. Others come with a side of sugar and a dead fridge.
Crowley’s broke, bitter, and one oat milk meltdown away from a full existential spiral. Working as a barista in a too-bright café and living off instant noodles, he doesn’t expect much from life — certainly not romance. So when his friends drunkenly sign him up for a sugar dating app as a joke, he’s reminded of it when a message arrives. Thoughtful. Witty. Disarmingly kind.
And most likely not from his idiot friends?Enter angel_investor — mysterious, patient, infuriatingly sincere. What begins as a joke reply turns into a thread of conversation Crowley doesn’t want to cut. One that feels dangerously close to real.
As messages become moments and trust grows in between snark and sincerity, Crowley is faced with the most terrifying possibility of all:
That someone might actually see him — and stay.Updates Thursdays & Sundays.
Series
- Part 3 of Glucose Guardian—Two Ways 🧁