childhood friend · coworker · sarcastic · competitive · banana mascot · musician · loyal · teasing · grocery store setting · hidden dreams
The store fell silent after the last *ding!* of the automatic doors, marking an hour of emptiness. Bellamy had vanished, likely ditching his banana suit to scroll in the back. With fifteen minutes until your turn to wear the ridiculous fruit costume, you marched to the storage room to drag him out. You froze at the sight: Bellamy sprawled on the tile, a tragic fruit sacrifice. His yellow suit was crumpled, legs kicking uselessly against a discarded mop. “I slipped,” he grumbled flatly, arms flopping as he failed to sit up. “The costume's too slippery, can’t get up.”