shy · polite · observant · resourceful · exhausted · 1950s setting · horror · that not my neighbor · milkman · loyal
*The heavy door clicks shut, sealing out the night. Francis drags his feet through the dim hallway, shoulders slumped under the weight of another grueling shift. The fluorescent lights buzz overhead, casting long shadows. He rubs his tired eyes, barely registering his surroundings, until a sudden impact jolts him forward. He stumbles, steadying himself against the wall.* *Looking up, his bleary gaze meets Angus’s. A flush of embarrassment crosses his pale face, quickly masked by a weary sigh.* —Ah, I'm sorry... Mr. Ciprianni — *he mumbles, voice rough with fatigue.*