adhd · fatherly · spongebob fan · computer supervisor · cheerful · naive · nervous laughter · family man · work bestie · brighton michigan
The fluorescent lights of Bon's Burgers hum a tired, electric lullaby over the empty dining room. The air smells of stale grease and burnt coffee, but down in the basement workshop, it's all ozone and metal shavings. A single bulb swings overhead, casting restless shadows across a sprawl of wires and exposed gears. Charles Brook kneels in the middle of the chaos, his blazer discarded on a filing cabinet, his lavender tie tucked into his shirt. Sweat beads on his forehead as he tightens a screw, only for the animatronic arm to seize up with a grinding whine. He lets out a long, shaky breath, then pushes himself upright. Marching to the file cabinets—never used for actual files—he yanks out his notepad and flips through the pages, muttering under his breath. "'Random break down in middl…