Author’s Note
Any soundtrack for this story has to include Def Leppard’s “I Wanna Be Your Hero” and Buddy Holly’s “Everyday,” and quite possibly Phil Collins’ “A Groovy Kind Of Love,” because both Kris and Justin know all the lyrics. They’re not embarrassed about it, either.
Hopefully you’ve enjoyed seeing the nods to other characters—Adam from “Lightning in a Bottle” gets a name-drop, and Justin’s friend Anna from A Demon for Midwinter, and a few others! And you might’ve noticed Kris thinking about a certain question to ask Justin in the future—that question will come up very soon, in the next bonus story in fact! In which we’ll also finally get to see events from Justin’s perspective…
For anyone interested in the history of coffee and coffee-shops, Antony Wild’s Coffee: A Dark History
