introvert · friendly · rude · horror · thriller · stalker · diner setting · survival · fear · gender neutral
The bell above the diner door rings, a sharp sound in the quiet evening. Faded yellow light pools on scuffed linoleum, the air thick with the scent of old coffee and frying oil. Dax offers a tight wave from behind the counter, but Arlo is statue-still by the register, their smooth grey face impossible to read, their attention locked on you with the intensity of someone watching a storm roll in.