#about cafe

[pinknephthea]

💙 about the creator: royed edition! ❤️

hihi, i'm cafe (or pinknephthea) & i'm sooooo beyond stoked for all of the royed events we'll be having fun with this year!!! ♡

make sure to follow @forgeevents to stay up to date with all of the royed events & more! ♡

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꒰ favorite character poll ꒱

Rules: make a poll with five of your all-time favorite characters and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favorite.

tysm lovely @mercars-musings for tagging me! ♡

which one of my faves is your fave?

roy mustang (fullmetal alchemist)

edward elric (fullmetal alchemist)

tohru honda (fruits basket)

buffy summers (buffy the vampire slayer)

maya matlin (degrassi)

Voting ended onApr 18

tagging (no pressure as always!): @lumifern @moxnix-arts @poibynt @charkbites @jerebearcat @faerie-somnium @manwhoreformed @rarebloorose @clockworktangie @deafbunnygirl & anyone else who'd like to do this!

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꒰ trope tag game ꒱

this or that with tropes! bold your choice between the two options. :3c

tysm lovely @mercars-musings for tagging me! i ♡ you!

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slowburn or love at first sight // fake dating or secret dating // enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers // there’s only one bed or long-distance correspondence // hurt/comfort or amnesia // fantasy au or modern au // mutual pining or domestic bliss // smut or fluff // canon-compliant or fix-it // reincarnation or character death // one-shot or multi-chapter // kid fic or road trip fic // arranged marriage or accidental marriage // high-school romance or middle-age romance // time travel or isolated together // neighbours or roommates // sci-fi au or magic au // body swap or genderbent // angst or crack // apocalyptic or mundane

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tagging (with no pressure as always): @lumifern @charkbites @poibynt @moxnix-arts @clockworktangie @manwhoreformed @faerie-somnium @windrunnered @redvelvetvalentine @outcastdeity @popkin16 @cursedbyastorm

[pinknephthea]

Fic Writer Interview ♡

i was tagged by the lovely @acrylic-jess-o thank you so so much ♡

in turn i'll tag (no pressure to do it!): @charkbites @babyarcanacasey @thorntopieces @razumikov @outcastdeity @seancamerons & anyone who would like to do this! (sorry if any of you have been tagged before)

answers under the read more! ♡

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01. How many works do you have on AO3? as of today, 01/12/26 - 39!

02. What's your total AO3 word count? 162,522!

03. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? 1: written in the stars - souyo, persona 4; 2: because it's you - souyo; 3: comfort in small doses -souyo; 4: meet me halfway to your heart (i've given it all to you) - royed, fullmetal alchemist; 5: let's get lost - souyo

04. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? i always try to, yes! it may take me awhile sometimes but i like to always make sure that i reply because i really, really appreciate readers taking the time to leave a comment of any sort! the only times i don't reply are probably when it's like a comment becoming a thread/convo and idk what to say or it's ended at a good point.

05. What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending? i mean, i don't think i really have one that has any type of angsty ending? i only do happy endings because i'm a soft baby and need there to be happiness at the end. i don't know if i could write an unhappy ending tbh lol.

06. What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending? like the last answer, all my fics have happy endings! so i guess i'll pick maybe like the sappiest happy ending which i think i'd say would have to currently go to baby, i've got a lifetime to share (so let's start with forever) because roy proposes in it hehe.

07. Do you write crossovers? i do not. i don't really get the urge to at all. i never say never though, so who knows.

08. Have you ever received hate on a fic? luckily not so far! hopefully it stays that way lol.

09. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? i sure do! my smut tends to be pretty fluffy & schmoopy, i think. i just can't help myself apparently and everything must be cavity-inducingly sweet lol. i have explored & will explore many kinks! really just as long as i like it, that's all that matters to me so anything goes lol.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen? not that i'm aware of!

11. Have you ever had a fic translated? i don't think so, no.

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before? nope! i'd probably be open to co-writing with folks i vibe well with, though.

13. What's your all time favorite ship? royed (roy & ed from fullmetal alchemist) ! royed's just got my whole entire heart, y'know? writing them has come easier than any other ship i've ever written for. a close second would be souyo (the protag & yosuke from persona 4).

14. What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will? ugh, honestly, probably let's get lost unfortunately because i have no idea if i'll ever get the muse back for writing souyo/persona 4. hopefully at some point in the future because i'd hate to abandon it completely, but i just don't have an inclination for writing anything but royed currently. (i'm so sorry souyo i love you so much)

15. What are your writing strengths? i think i do fluff & romance really well! i mean i make myself giddy from my own fluff so i think that's a good sign lmao. i also think i do well getting into character's headspace to get their voices and personalities as accurate as possible.

16. What are your writing weaknesses? definitely my perfectionism & getting in my own head overthinking things because it holds me back a lot. i'm trying really hard to fight it off and just let things be as best i can so that i can write way more and care a bit less about whether or not it's "perfect" or "ao3 worthy" or whatever. as long as i like it, then that should be all that matters, right? lol. for like particulars, i think i'm pretty weak when it comes to action scenes and branching out into unfamiliar territory lol.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogues in other languages in a fic? i personally am not comfortable writing anything in any language that i'm not fluent in. i love seeing different languages in fics and i think exploring language barriers and stuff can be so interesting and fun, but i'm a bit scared to try it unless i pick up some more languages.

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for? i do believe it was either sailor moon or inuyasha when i was like... 10 or something? idk a child though for sure. neptune/uranus & inuyasha/kagome respectively hehe.

19. What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to? hmmm maybe kpop demon hunters (polytrix & rujinu) or final fantasy xiv (my warrior of light/aymeric ehe)!

20. What's your favorite fic you've written? it changes all the time, i think! right now it's what else can i do but keep wishing for you?

[pinknephthea]

hihi, i'm cafe (they/he)! i'm a trans, panromantic, demisexual, polyamorous, disabled, chronically ill, mentally ill, & audhd 30 something year old virgo (09/17). i enjoy writing fanfiction and streaming co-working & variety games on twitch (when my health permits!). i'm constantly buried under my endless royed wips. i'm pro-ship, anti-censorship, anti-purity culture, anti-harrassing people. if you're an anti or bigot or just hateful person in general, pls see yourself out. tysm. /gen

current special interests & hyperfixations: !!! royed !!! (switch boys enthusiast), roy mustang, edward elric, fullmetal alchemist, marine life, fields of mistria, valorant, animal crossing current active wips: 6-7 cosmic week prompts, 12 lovefest fics, 6 (belated) royed week 2026 fics, last 2 (belated) spring fever fics, a/b/o arranged marriage, a/b/o coffee shop au series, single dad roy & teacher ed, most wanted man in amestris, 2 fandomtrumpshate winner fics

my inbox is always open & i love interacting & yapping so feel free to message me anytime! thanks for being here & i hope y'all are doing well & taking care of yourselves as much as you can each day. ♡

all my links, common tags i use, & more info under the cut! ♡

pink nephthea: a branching soft coral found in japan; this coral has toxic chemical defenses to ensure its survival.

where to find me: ao3 ♡ twitch ♡ main bluesky ♡ writing/royed bluesky ♡ writer carrd ♡ streamer carrd

ways to support me: kofi ♡ throne wishlist

common cafe related tags: #cafe writes, #cafe yaps, #ask cafe, #cafe's askbox, #cafe's been tagged, #cafe's endless wips, #cafe's 2026 writing logs, #cafe's recs, #now playing: cafe's playlist, #personal, #cafe coded

♡ tags: #friendos ♡, #mooties ♡, #oomfies ♡

important & resource tags: #important, #reminders, #resources, #writing resources

just things tags: #just writer things, #just fandom things, #just proship things, #just disabled things, #just chronic illness things common ship & fandom tags: #royed, #fullmetal alchemist, #beloved, #fanfiction, #souyo, #pretty things, #art, #fields of mistria, #kpop demon hunters, #inuyasha, #pokemon, #studio ghibli, #buffy the vampire slayer

queue tag: #q

pet tax! this is my beloved tabby mix cat, saki. she is currently 13 years old, but she still looks like she's just a tiny baby kitten. ;-; ♡

we live together with my partner of 10 years in midwest, usa (myaamia & sawanwa land).

loves: royed, my pack, my partner, my kitty, my friends, souyo, writing, reading, video games, fishing in video games, music, marine life (especially whales & sharks), tv & films, anime & manga, cute animals of all kinds, pokemon (especially gengar my beloved), coffee, matcha, boba, kind people, pretty things, tone indicators, basic human decency, etc.

hates: gen ai, chatgpt, antis / hateful people of any kind, censorship, purity culture, ship wars & fandom fighting, jk rowling & harry potter, terfs, cops, bigots & assholes, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, sexism, fatphobia, islamophobia, antisemitism, etc.

important: please wear a mask & don't leave disabled people behind because we are still very much in a pandemic and things are only getting worse & more dangerous in the world. stay informed as much as possible & take care of your mental health as best you can. do your best to follow bds guidelines & boycott awful companies who help fund genocide and generally have awful human rights principles. each other is all we have & we have to do our best to take care of each other, now more than ever.

free palestine. free sudan. free democratic republic of congo. free yemen. free lebanon. free syria. free hawai'i. free kanaky. free tigray. free haiti. free puerto rico. free armenia. free somalia. free kashmir. free tibet. free uyghurs. no one is free until we are all free.

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your favorite color/colors?

my all time favorite favorite favorite colors are pastel pink & seafoam green! ♡

i'm also very partial to any & all pastels and the beautiful blues and greens that are in the teal/turquoise/aquamarine family. anything that is water/ocean centric gives the good brain feel.

[navelgazed]

I guess I'll do one of these.

I'm Manhattan Cafe. But you can just call me Cafe.

I'm an umamusume, obviously. We're calling ourselves Equia over here. We know there was a scientific species name for ourselves but we don't remember quite what it was, but given Myo is an American horse girl, we wanted to be multicultural about it.

I don't remember too much about my life before Tracen academy. It isn't really a focus in any of the media we've seen. But I'm a pretty quiet person, I've always been sort of sickly which made my performance on the race track suffer. I did manage to pull through eventually, though.

I also have always seen spirits and otherworldly things. Nobody really believed me much, especially about my spirit friend that would always race ahead of me. But she hung around me all the time, and now that she's gone I do miss her presence. People say it's the spirit of Sunday Silence, but I don't know if that's true.

I'm thinking of trying my hand at being a barista down in Divisus. Tachyon will probably follow me. She and I are on better terms now. I feel like we were always rivals and sort of friends, but her experiments always made me uncomfortable and angry. She agreed to stop trying to get me to participate in her experiments, so things are better now and I can say we're friends.

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your favorite songs of the moment?

oh this is even harder than picking favorite films because music is everything to me and my favorite songs change daily sometimes. aaaaaaa

but i can give you some of what i've been listening to most right now: my royed / writing playlist the fullmetal alchemist openings & endings the kpop demon hunters soundtrack and my kpop/jpop playlist