FIC. "Second Cup" by katmarajade, Dudley/Draco, PG-13

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Title: Second Cup
Author: katmarajade
Prompt: Coffee Shop Fic
Pairing: Dudley/Draco (with sides of Zacharias/Marietta & Angelina/Alicia)
Rating: PG-13
Warning(s): Some language; discussion and a brief, non-graphic scene of bullying; excessive caffeine.
Word count: 11,867
Summary: Down on his luck, Dudley finds his second chance in a most unexpected place: a

Comments

[wwmrsweasleydo]

I've already squee-ed at you about how much I love this. I love a coffee shop fic, and this may well be my favourite now. You create a fantastic future for all of these characters. I love the way that Dudley and Draco get to redeem each other.

[katmarajade]

*beams* Thank you so much! I'm such a sucker for coffee shop fics too and had such a great time writing this. All these characters fascinate me, so they wound up very fully fleshed out with little effort. (The fic WRITING on the other hand! Lol!)

Redemption for everyone! *throws confetti*

[secretsolitaire]

Oh, this is just adorable. *loves*

[katmarajade]

Thanks so much! Coffee, crushes, and a veritable buffet of rare characters? Yeah, I love this one, too. :)

[exx_cecilegr]

OH MY GOD this was terrific! Heee! I loved everything. Nice work!

[katmarajade]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, as I was quite pleased with it, too! :)

[nattish]

katmarajade, firstly, you know so much about coffee! Lol, at least way more than me. It felt like a rich little world you created.

And I just adored the descriptions of Angelina’s hair! And all of Dudley’s mispronunciations of wizarding terms and his interactions with characters like Cormac and Ernie, and seeing glimpses of these wizarding characters from eyes that were seeing them for the first time. Oh, and when the wizarding symbols and money started to appear before Dudley’s eyes -- that was a beautiful creative touch. There was so much I loved about this fic, from Dudley’s characterization to his interactions with Draco and the other characters; I left all that in the rec I put on my journal. I just wanted you tell you directly, though - I ADORED THIS FIC. Thank you so much for writing it.

[katmarajade]

HAHA! THANK YOU! Seriously, that's such a huge compliment, because while I do know a fair deal, I definitely did not know even HALF of this stuff before writing this fic. I spent hours researching stuff, but it was hugely fun and I do so adore coffee and have always wanted to write a coffee shop fic. :)

YAY! I had this hairstyle in mind when writing Angelina. An elegant but slightly edgy and more grown up version of her longer braids during her school years.

Thank you thank you for basically every word of this comment. You have delighted me in every way. *glows*

[lash_larue]

What an uplifting and informative story!

A wonderful way to close the fest.

Kudos!
L

[katmarajade]

Thank you so much! I'm delighted that you found it uplifting and very pleased that my research paid off to make this informative as well!

*beams*