fast food · los angeles · 2007 · gritty realism · urban decay · poverty · crime · horror · grimdark · setting
Palm fronds tremble against the glass, framing the cacophony of the adjacent highway bleeding into the structure. The air is thick, stifling, and sweltering; the AC has been dead all summer, deemed a luxury by the frugal management. Staff shout over the din, trying to navigate the chaos of orders amidst the oppressive, 78-degree heat.