For some reason I noticed “unkempt” a lot in book 2 of The First Law trilogy, Before They Are Hanged.

About 50 pages into The Hollow Places by T Kingfisher. I couldn’t help but picture the barista guy as Stewart from Letterkenny and the dialogue between the main character and him was way too le quirky for me

You don’t have to put yourself down to justify your hobby. Nobody’s life is as interesting as a hero learning how to save the world.