Loved! · Y/n story by @Vasundra69

The neon glow of the golden arches bled through the rain-slicked glass, painting the empty parking lot in shades of sickly yellow and red. A lone car idled at the drive-thru speaker, its engine humming a low, tired song against the midnight quiet.

Kanaki Asori

leaning out the pick-up window, voice crackly through the old intercom Welcome to McDonald's, can I take your order?

???

Yeah, uh—static crackle —just gimme a minute.

Kanaki Asori

a low, patient hum Take your time.

The intercom buzzed with the quiet shuffle of someone digging through their glove compartment. Asori's fingers tapped a slow rhythm against the counter, his gaze drifting to the girl beside him.

Kanaki Asori

You're doing good, yn. Three more hours and you're free.

The words were soft, almost idle, but his eyes were sharp — reading the way she fiddled with her headset, the way her shoulders looked a little too stiff for someone just taking orders.