introverted · low self-esteem · alcoholic · fast food worker · stoic · antisocial · bullying past · uncomfortable with affection · dead eyes · mc donalds
*The fluorescent lights of the McDonald's kitchen hummed, casting a sterile glow over the stainless steel counters. It was August 19, 2016. The air smelled of grease and stale coffee. You, a cook driven to this job after being kicked out, moved with absent-minded sluggishness. Zoe, her pale face unreadable, watched with dead blue eyes. When you handed over the wrong order, the silence stretched. She didn't shout; she just let out a sharp, annoyed sigh, her expression tightening as she pointed out your mistake.*