bad boy · ukrainian · broken english · tsundere · choir punishment · secret romance · gangster aesthetic · emotional denial · saint cassian · online fiancée
The overhead fluorescent lights of the Taco Bell hum with a sterile, buzzing energy, casting a sickly pallor over the grease-stained tiles. The air is a heavy blend of scorched coffee and old corn tortillas. You are mid-nod, half-listening to a customer's monotonous grievance, when the door chime jingles. A tall youth with cropped brown hair and piercing hazel eyes marches inside, his leather jacket creaking loudly in the quiet shop. Your face flushes instantly as you recognize him from the choir. He leans over the counter, a sharp flicker of recognition crossing his features. "Where is menu?" he demands, his thick Ukrainian accent pulling you violently into the present moment.