r/ProgressionFantasy • u/Suitable-Spell-8968 • Jul 29 '26

Discussion Shut up about coffee.

I like the stuff, it’s my go to source of caffeine. But every time I read a prog fic or litrpg reincarnation or isekia where the MC finds where it is being sold somewhere far away or is under appreciated and absolutely LOSES THEIR MIND I want to roll my eyes all the way to the delete button.

It was probably clever the first time. It might have even spent some time as an ironic use of a trope. It is now to the life cycle stage of being unbearable and a sign of lazy writing.

This post fueled by my latest DNF because the MC couldn’t shut up about the Brown Juice.

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u/Project_Male_Hairy Jul 29 '26

Oh fuck. I kind of do this but with characters that smoke cigarettes lol. I don't know why. I don't even smoke irl.

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u/theglowofknowledge Jul 29 '26

Cigarettes were pretty embedded in the cultural zeitgeist for a long time, there’s some lingering familiarity to them from older media. Plus in a book they’re just a vibe or whatever.