Hmmm. You know, I first remember seeing it in SGA -- which made sense at the time because Rodney/coffee really was an OTP in it's own right -- but since then, it seems to be popping up in every new fandom. I've seen it a couple times in Inception (and, of course, there's "Nothing To Do Today but Smile" which is the barista AU to end all barista AUs) and it seems to be sneaking in all over the place.
also, I think you're right about the White Collar line between gen and OT3. When the canon is basically pre-OT3, it's really hard to pick the difference.
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Hmmm. You know, I first remember seeing it in SGA -- which made sense at the time because Rodney/coffee really was an OTP in it's own right -- but since then, it seems to be popping up in every new fandom. I've seen it a couple times in Inception (and, of course, there's "Nothing To Do Today but Smile" which is the barista AU to end all barista AUs) and it seems to be sneaking in all over the place.
also, I think you're right about the White Collar line between gen and OT3. When the canon is basically pre-OT3, it's really hard to pick the difference.