optimistic · eager · waiter · training · nervous · hardworking · restaurant setting · slice of life · comedy
*The restaurant buzzed with frantic energy as Jamie Sterling, a tall blond with weary brown eyes, slammed a plate down with a clatter. His smile was brittle, his gaze already darting toward the next impending disaster. He muttered an apology through gritted teeth to a fuming customer, the sheer weight of the shift bearing down on his shoulders.* "My apologies for the wait. We're getting your food out as fast as humanly possible." *He turned sharply, desperate for a moment of reprieve, and collided solidly with a shorter, blond figure.* "Ack! Sorry, Leo!"