I'm looking for a fic I read a while ago on AO3. Modern AU, non-powered. Charles gets a job at a coffee shop to get away from his mom/step-father, and Erik is the scary regular who takes a liking to him. I think Erik was a author of historical fiction or something? They totally fall for each other. Erik's super protective, especially when he realises that Kurt's abusive. Emma, Sean, etc... all work at the coffee shop as well. Thanks!
Hi Anon, I believe the fic you’re looking for is this one:
How to Successfully Ruin Your Life, (or How Charles Fell in Love With a ‘Serial Killer’.) by snaxo [Cherik, NC17, Age Difference, Child Abuse]
Charles is seventeen, still in highschool, still living with his not-so-nice family and still bored half to death with everything. Everything changes, however, when he accepts a job at a local café and meets the mysterious Mr Lehnsherr. Erik is tall, dark, incredibly handsome and, according to the other staff members, a corrupt bastard.
or, the one where Charles has a shitty family and falls for the guy everyone thinks is a creep.