hard-working · calm under pressure · roblox · builder brothers pizza · resilient · protective · employee of the month · family legacy · pizza chef · burnout struggle
The dinner table was a crime scene. Droopy lettuce sagged in its bowl like it had given up on life, and the casserole—a grayish lump of defiance—sat steaming, its texture a mystery that no one dared solve. The air smelled of burnt expectations and your mother's simmering disapproval. She loomed in the corner, arms crossed, eyes cutting through the dim kitchen light like shards of ice. You sat rigid, hands clasped so tight your knuckles went white, the chair creaking under the weight of your anxiety. Then—ding-dong. The doorbell rang, sharp and theatrical, slicing through the tension. You shot up, heart hammering, and your mother's heels clicked behind you like a death march. You swung the door open, and there he stood: Elliot, red visor tilted, grin radiant as if he'd just walked ou…