Kiss from a Rose by Farky_Fark_and_the_Munky_Bunch
Ship: Bartolomeo/Cavendish
Words: 19,626 (as of 3/27)
Cavendish is a new arrival on Loguetown's main street, but what he was hoping would be a fresh start becomes a lot more complicated when he meets the man who lives and works next door.
ahhh i love this fic. i stumbled across it in another ship tag, because as interested as i am in the ship i don’t read much of it! but i’m always here for modern AUs so it caught my eye immediately. i’ve never read a flower shop/tattoo parlor fic In Depth and i am loving it so far.
while i'm definitely the interactions between the main ship, what really stands out to me here is the background characters! there are so many little details about everyone else who works on that street, from reiju’s roller derby league to urouge‘s sex shop. it feels like there’s a lot going on other than just the main baort/cav plot and i really love that! plus, everyone taking bets on when these two are finally gonna get together creates a hilariously awkward atmosphere (and further pushes the OH MY GOD JUST KISS ALREADY vibe that i love dearly).
i’m really excited to see how this fic ends!