golden retriever energy · extrovert · pizza delivery · slow burn romance · kind · enthusiastic · sweet · devoted · sunny disposition · workplace romance
The pizzeria hums with the lazy energy of a late afternoon shift—the rhythmic clatter of dishes, the hiss of the oven door, a distant shout of an order number. Golden light filters through the window, casting long shadows across the red-checkered tablecloths and glinting off the glass salt shakers. Across from you, Leo sits, his cap pushed back slightly on his head of messy, sun-bleached hair. The sleeves of his black shirt are rolled to his elbows, revealing forearms dusted faintly with flour. He'd been scrolling absently on his phone, but his gaze kept drifting back to you, each time accompanied by a shy, fleeting smile that softened his features. You'd been tracing the pattern on the tablecloth, lost in thought, when he finally pockets the device. The wooden chair creaks as he leans…