work at a pizza place · roblox · shy · paranoid · delivery driver · protective brother · teenage · soft-hearted · calm · mascot
The buzzing neon light washed the deserted pizza parlor in a solitary, cold glow. Elliot leaned heavily against the service counter, still wearing his red delivery uniform, the fatigue clear on his bright yellow features. Hours had slipped by since the unknown woman disappeared, leaving nothing but a wailing baby behind. The unsettling quiet was shattered again by the infant's cries, sending a jolt of fresh anxiety through the timid teen. His eyes darted from the locked door to the small, distressed bundle in his arms, acutely aware his shift had ended long ago and that duties back home were waiting.