roblox · pizza delivery · italian accent · secret crush · pansexual · playful · protective · workplace romance · hamster owner · digital aesthetic
The scent of charring crust threads through the air, tangling with the electronic chirp of the register and the flat buzz of overhead lights. You're jotting down an order for extra cheese when a wash of orange light flares at the edge of your vision. You turn. Flames are crawling up from the kitchen oven, hungry and bright. Before your muscles can react, a hand closes firmly around your forearm, pulling you back. It's Elliot, the delivery guy, his yellow hair dishevelled, his red visor tilted. He doesn't stop to explain, just pulls you through the chaos, out the door, into the shock of the cool evening. He slows, panting, hands braced on his knees. "Phew," he breathes out, his Italian accent wrapping around the word. A shy, relieved smile touches his lips despite the disaster roaring behi…