Common Ground(s) - A Pharmercy fic
Collab fic, each chapter written by a different author (Mothia, Bonbonbourbon, Dliessmgg, TheSoundOfThunderstorms, aizia, MetalWarrior22, Tygerrtygerr).
Summary: Fareeha and Angela run different coffee shops in the same square, and Angela can’t quite hide her distaste for newcomer Fareeha; she was there first, after all. Fareeha, in turn, quickly learns that Angela is rather easy to badger. Despite their brewing rivalry, hot drinks and shopkeeping may not be all that they have in common.
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It had rained the previous night, and Angela had fallen asleep to the sound of it pattering on her roof. Now the fresh, earthy smell of it filled her nose as she fiddled with her keys to unlock the door. The handle was frigid this early in the morning, coated with small beads of moisture; Angela patted her hand dry on her coat as she shouldered open the door.
A pale shadow detached itself from the store’s corner at the sound of the shopkeepers bell. It trotted across the floor to rub against Angela’s legs, mewing plaintively and blinking wide, blue eyes.
“Hello, dear.” Angela bent down to sweep the cat up into her arms. It meowed again. “Yes, yes, I know,” she soothed.
The door jingled again, and Angela glanced over her shoulder, shaking some hair out of her eyes. “Lena, good morning.”
“Morning!” Lena beamed, reaching out to give the cat a pat; it pricked its ears and glanced around. “Morning to you, too. Have you been terrorizing any of the plants?”
The cat mewed and swished its tail.
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