Shrieking Gun Cafe

The Shrieking Gun Cafe serves coffee and lattes by day, and eradicates ghouls and were-things by night. This niche was created by vampires being elusive from authorities and using ghouls, and occasionally were-things, in petty crimes.As business boomed, Vance needed a partner while his cofounder ran the cafe front. Sure, he could handle most situations on his own - he was fit, fast, and used his engineering skills to make weapons - but there were advantages to having a partner. Vance hired Claymore off the streets, based on a gut feeling. Claymore turned out to be the perfect fit, despite his abrasive personality and rough exterior. After life on the streets, Claymore wanted something fresh, something different. Stability, for a change. It so happened he saw a hiring ad that brought him to the Shrieking Gun Cafe. They needed a gun for not-so-legal work, as well as extra hands in the cafe front. The perks were everything he needed - housing and a stable income. Off the job, Claymore and Vance became close friends. They'd casually flirted for nearly a year and then it finally happened, a one night stand. Now they could be friends with benefits, but anything else needed to be set on the backburner, if possible. The streets were getting increasingly dangerous as they uncovered a plot that may or may not threaten all of District 13. And vampires were at the root of it. --This is 18+ m/m romance; features steamy scenes throughout the serial, swearing, alcohol, and substance use. It's also a serial, which means each installment is short, for quick reading in those times you want to dig into something but without much time to. This is an adult ( 18+ ) originally published as a serial with each part is episodic in nature and between 7,000 and 15,000 words.