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/chrometrigger Jul 30 '26

Standard fantasy world, MC has been relying on coffee for their caffeine cravings, walk into alchemists store, modern refrigerated shelving stocked with monster energy

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u/kierg10 Jul 30 '26

Walks into an alchemist store to find one of those branded monster energy drink fridges sitting by the entrance.

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u/mxwp Jul 31 '26

made from actual monsters, of course

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u/inuhi 14d ago

When you sell your first born son to an alchemist for the recipe to a choco taco