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⠀⠀ ⌞ hopefully the extra sentence they put on the note with their number wasn’t too much. * / / /

“ maroon suits you. ” is HOPEFULLY a normal thing to say to someone.. ⌝

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⠀⠀ anyways .̲.̲.̲ see you later .ᐣ

⌞ taking the pizza boxes into their own hands.

.̲.̲.̲ oh the people inside are going to hate them for this. ⌝

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⠀⠀ elliot .̲.̲.̲

memorable name you got there. ♪

⌞ humming to himself. ⌝

hope this won’t be our last meeting. ah .̲.̲.̲ too bad i’m rather busy today. would’ve taken the chance ( snrk ) to run away from this place.

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⠀⠀ ⌞ holding out the receipt and the direct amount of cash owed for the worker to take— .̲.̲.̲ ignoring the fact the wad of cash looks much bigger than it should be.

tipping culture isn’t dead after all .ᐟ ( though who tips that much extra .ᐣ ) ⌝

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⠀⠀ ⌞ quickly jotting down their signature on the receipt— then taking out the strip of paper from their shirt bustˎ jotting down their number .̲.̲.̲ and something extra .ᐣ before clipping it to the receipt rather neatly. ⌝

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⠀⠀ give me a secondˎ ‘kay .ᐣ gotta something from inside first.

⌞ standing up from their chair— slipping inside rather quickly. it was only a matter of seconds before they appeared again with a paperclip tucked in their shirt pocket and paper .ᐣ ⌝

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wellˎ wellˎ well .̲.̲.̲
that’s a new way to ask for someone’s number. ⌝

seriously .ᐣ guess i’ll have to follow those policies down to a t. after allˎ i’ve always been good at following directions.

⌞ lowering their shades to playfully wink. ⌝

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⠀⠀ i’m sure you hear these things everydayˎ and if not i’ll have to take matters into my own hands i think. * 💭

⌞ 500 dollars— oh .̲.̲.̲ wait.

a look of immediate shockˎ followed by the happiest grin ever appearing on their face—

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⠀⠀ ⌞ this guy standing across from them seriously is ╱ gorgeous. ╱ ⌝

⌞ rubbing at the back of their neck .̲.̲.̲ face flushing red once more. that aquarium lighting really didn’t do him any justice..

lips pursing together. ⌝

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⠀⠀ i’m happy to be seeing you again.

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⠀⠀ getting pizzas and seeing you again .ᐣ what luck. ♪

⌞ now they’re just spouting bullshit. they do that when they’re nervous though .̲.̲.̲ they just don’t want to have a bad first impression. ⌝

how much for everything .ᐣ

oh— ‘n i’m chance.

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⠀⠀ caught my attention way more than the fish did.

⌞ .̲.̲.̲ oh the pizzas.

they’ll be remembering the fact this stranger ( can they still call him that .ᐣ ) works at the pizza place they ordered from. ⌝

uh— thanks for the delivery .ᐟ

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⠀⠀ i meanˎ that’s one way to greet somebody.

⌞ how they couldn’t help but smileˎ palm resting on the side of their cheek. ⌝

if i have pretty eyes— you yourself are the embodiment of itˎ pff .̲.̲.̲

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⠀⠀ ⌞ if their face wasn’t flushed red beforeˎ it certainly was now.

fate must work in funny ways if they ended up meeting each other like this .̲.̲.̲

maybe the admins really did hear their plea to see him again and granted their wish. ⌝

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⠀⠀ ⌞ staring in awe for a few seconds before snapping back to reality ﹔ pointing at themselves in shock.

.̲.̲.̲ he— he seriously remembers them .ᐣ .ᐟ

and he thinks their eyes are pretty on top of that .ᐣ ⌝

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⠀⠀ ⌞ though he couldn’t put his finger on exactly ╱ why ╱ this person looked so familiar .̲.̲.̲ ⌝

⌞ that was until they finally stood before him.

those freckles— reminiscent of stars themselvesˎ how could he ever forget something so beautiful .ᐣ ⌝

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⌞ .̲.̲.̲ though he could’ve gone without the waiting. ⌝

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⌞ the order .ᐣ about five large pizza boxes from that one pizza place .̲.̲.̲ builders brothers pizza .ᐣ

snickering .ᐟ that party can totally suck on itˎ they were ordering for their tastes and not those snobs anyways. ⌝

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his food palette was akin to a child despite being an adultˎ and now .ᐣ everyone else is being subjected to it by extension. ⌝

⌞ sitting at the entrance of his houseˎ lazily watching the street as he waited for his order .̲.̲.̲ ⌝

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