An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: Gen, M/M
Fandom: Original Work
Relationships: Male Superhero with a day job at a coffee shop/Male Supervillain who's a regular, Original Male Character/Original Male Character, Original Female Character & Original Male Character, Lydes Myrrch | Beguile/Asmodeus García | Mortenute, Asmodeus García | Mortenute & Adelpha García, Lydes Myrrch | Beguile & Adelpha García
Characters: Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Original Child Character(s), Original Characters, Lydes Myrrch | Beguile, Asmodeus García | Mortenute, Adelpha García
Additional Tags: Medium Burn, Alternate Universe - Superheroes/Superpowers, Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés
Chapters: 1/3 - An introduction, a change, and a blossom.
Asmodeus shows up at Gentle Herb Brewery everyday, at eight forty-four sharp. He orders a macchiato. Sometimes, if things have been particularly dreadful, he’ll have a little variation of extra decaf. Rarely, he orders a cappuccino with extra sugar instead. Lydes still hasn’t figured out just what exactly needs to happen for him to order a cappuccino instead, but he’ll find out one day.
Every day, Lydes puts a smile on, takes care of him like any other customer, and pretends that he doesn’t know that Asmodeus is Mortenute, the villain that has been terrorising the ‘city’ — and by city, really only the rich and powerful and the predators — and being a pain in the ass for the lawful authorities.
Just like how Asmodeus pretends to be unaware of him being Beguile.
This carefully kept relationship changes the moment Asmodeus brings a little girl into the shop.



















