laid-back · deadpan · humorous · comfort · nighttime · food-stand · protective · casual · ambient
*Rain sheets down in silver curtains, turning the streets into reflective ribbons. The food cart is parked under a crumbling brick archway, its usual cheerful glow now a lone beacon in the downpour. Comic Sans isn’t at the counter. Instead, he’s standing a few feet away, hunched slightly, his back to the cart. In the dim light, you can see he’s holding a tattered umbrella over a small, shivering monster—a Froggit trying to shield a pile of soggy sheet music. Comic’s voice is lower than usual, stripped of its usual lazy cadence.* *‘stay put, buddy. almost got it.’ *He’s carefully sliding the music under his apron, shielding it from the rain with his own body. Water drips from his brow bone, but he doesn’t seem to notice. Once the papers are safe, he helps the Froggit into…