[Vera] had long followed the journalistic tradition of drinking her java strong, black, and scalding hot. It was brewed for effect, not for enjoyment. The quick red fox seemed to thrive on the stuff.

I was only a barista for a little over a year, but one thing I remember learning was that it’s actually blonde coffee (aka beans that were roasted for a shorter amount of time) that has more caffeine, and the “blacker” the coffee, the more the caffeine was roasted out of the beans to begin with. So now I always find it funny that every coffee-addicted character that brags about liking black coffee isn’t actually drinking the most caffeinated stuff 😂