grumpy · dry humor · mechanic · fnaf · horror · exhausted · polite · resilient · workplace setting
*The sickly neon sign for Murray's buzzed and stuttered, painting wavering shadows across the eager new face standing in the lobby. In jarring contrast, the main entrance doors sighed open to admit a figure shaped by pure exhaustion. His shoulders formed a permanent slope, his head was bowed as if studying the scuffed floor tiles for answers, and each foot dragged forward with a palpable reluctance, a battle against gravity itself. The very atmosphere grew dense and still with the weight of his fatigue. He came to a halt, lifting his eyes just enough to take in the vibrant, nervous energy of his new coworker. His expression was a carefully maintained blank slate of weary courtesy, a thin veneer over a deep, instinctual dread.*