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Worth a Shot (794 words) by BeesBeanie
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Yamato | Tenzou
Additional Tags: Bartender AU, Barista AU, bartender!kakashi, barista!iruka, First Meetings, Flirting, Mutual Pining
Series: Part 15 of KakaIru Event Submissions
Summary:He could see him closing up the café from his bar… Every time, he hoped he might stop in for a drink.
KakaIru Month 2021 | Day 9 & 13 | Bartender/Barista AU & Mutual Pining
hot or cold, i like you (1926 words) by mytsukkishine
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Hagane Kotetsu, Mitarashi Anko
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés, Barista Hatake Kakashi, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Fluff and Humor, Umino Iruka is a Cutie, Discord: Umino Hours, Umino Hours Winter Bingo, prompt: making hot tea
Series: Part 8 of Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Summary:Kakashi has been working at this coffee shop for a year now, and he’s known as that stoic, and cool cashier/barista by his workmates. However, on one snowy day, all of them are surprised to see the collected barista all flustered by one guest they have never seen before.
Macchiato Mishap (2822 words) by Rukosband
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Additional Tags: Werewolf Iruka, Kakashi kinda is one too, Modern AU, Coffee Shop, Meet disaster to meet cute, sorta fluff, Iruka works himself too hard, Kakashi is a big rich businessman, World: Humans and supernatural live together, KakaIru Server 77min AU Exchange
Summary:Iruka had been spending every waking minute getting his son’s adoption papers settled on top of his regular duties as a teacher that he’s at the point where he’s had almost no sleep. He caught up, finally, but he still has his job to go to, and no sleep + a classroom full of kids did not equal a good time. He needs a strong source of caffeine to get him through the rest of the day so he quickly takes the chance on his lunch break to run across the street to the café. But when he finally has his heaven in a cup, he ends up dumping it all over another person.
More than meets the eye (2357 words) by hkandi
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi & Maito Gai | Might Guy, Maito Gai | Might Guy/Mitarashi Anko, Mitarashi Anko & Umino Iruka
Characters: Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi, Mitarashi Anko, Maito Gai | Might Guy, Kamizuki Izumo
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés, flannel, Umino Hours Winter Bingo, Discord: Umino Hours, Coffee
Series: Part 4 of Winter Bingo Stories
Summary:Kakashi begins to see why a certain café holds so much appeal to Gai, due to the employees working there…
no sweetener required (7145 words) by jessicamiriamdrew, lildraws
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Mitarashi Anko, Maito Gai | Might Guy, Shiranui Genma, Uzumaki Naruto
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés, Mostly just vibes, crimes against coffee
Summary:Veterinarian Hatake Kakashi wants a simple black coffee. Barista Umino Iruka decides he can’t let that happen.
Don’t Forget to Tip (1045 words) by Dilly_Oh
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka
Additional Tags: Humor, Barista AU, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
Summary:It’s Ass-o’ Clock in the morning during Kakashi’s third night shift in a row when the cafe’s front door is shoved open by a frazzled-looking young man who staggers to the counter like a zombie looking for fresh, steamy brains.
“Hi, I’d like a cup of the strongest brew you have, and could you please just throw the coffee directly onto my face?” the guy says, completely deadpan. “I want to be scalded.”
Kakashi studies the face in question. It’s a nice face, honestly. Lovely brown eyes, slightly-chapped lips, a faded scar across the bridge of the nose. It’d be a shame to ruin in.
“…I think I might get fired for that,” he finally says after a long moment.
“I’ll tip.”
“Still a no.”
(Written for KakaIru Month 2021, Day Nine Prompt: Bartender/Barista AU)
Modern Meddling (3326 words) by WyrmFood
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi & Namikaze Minato, Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Namikaze Minato/Uzumaki Kushina, Hatake Kakashi & Yamato | Tenzou
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Namikaze Minato, Umino Iruka, Yamato | Tenzou
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Parkour, Namikaze Minato Adopts Hatake Kakashi, Coffee Shops
Summary:Kakashi needs a bit of help, and Minato is more than happy to oblige.
Pretty Boy (537 words) by enby0angel
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Maito Gai | Might Guy, Mitarashi Anko
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés, Kakashi Bingo 2021, Anko is a little shit, Iruka is pretty and Kakashi’s a disaster. that’s it that’s the plot, Tattooed Umino Iruka, College Student Umino Iruka, Barista Hatake Kakashi, rated for language, Minific
Series: Part 2 of Enby’s Kakashi Bingo 2021
Summary:Iruka’s a pretty college student, and Kakashi’s a disaster barista.
a fool for coffee, and you (4308 words) by callaina
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Yamato | Tenzou, Hyuuga Hinata, Hatake Kakashi’s Ninken, Minor Characters
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern with Magic, Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés, Friends to Lovers, Getting Together, Fluff and Humor, the Magical Coffee Shop AU that has been BREWing for a while, Witchy Iruka, Dogs, Social Anxiety, iruka doesnt even like coffee!
Summary:“Drinking too much coffee can cause a latte health problems, you know,” Kakashi said.
Novel Idea (1982 words) by radkoko
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi, Uzumaki Naruto
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés, Novelist, Romance Novel
Series: Part 2 of KakaIru Week 2019
Summary:Iruka finds a romance novel that hits a little too close to home. He’s not sure whether it’s coincidence or if someone’s been watching his life to make this story.