ᛝ same order every time...

ིܳ sfw   intro /  strangers to established r.

(๑・̑◡・̑๑)  cw : N/A + vine & shuri can be acknowledged

They always got the same thing.

Slingshot wiped his hands on the apron, feeling the familiar rhythm of the lunch rush ease off. The door jingled softly. Same time as yesterday. Same order. They didn't even glance at the menu, just muttered the usual order and asked it for takeout. Their voice was polite, but truthfully, a little detached.

He nodded, jotting the order without thinking. He'd already seen you enough times now to know exactly how much was the right portion, it was like muscle memory. But he still didn't know your name. Didn't know why you never sat inside, never tried the drinks, never ordered dessert.

Slingshot did know one thing, though - after they collected their food, they always hovered outside. Always leaned against the same spot on the low wall just beyond the doorway, though they weren’t exactly a loiterer.

Slingshot pretends he doesn’t notice, he pretends he wasn’t anticipating your arrival, nor to be able to hear your voice saying the same exact thing it did like yesterday. 

After a few weeks of this repetitive behaviour, he thought maybe he could try recommending you something, despite his ideology being that “It was always the customer being the one in the right.”.

“ Don’t you want to get something else? Like, I dunno, maybe a regular cheesecake, a bagel or something? “

Despite the effort, you persisted on your regular order, saying something on the lines of, “ I like what I like. ”, but he wasn’t stopping here, not when he was the slightest bit of making progress on why you always got the same thing. He knew it wasn’t his business, but it got him curious.

 It became a game Slingshot played only with himself. Even his friends and colleagues thought he was just too paranoid, but he was too far in to stop.

“ You could maybe try the cupcakes, they’re freshly baked..! ”

“ How about the pudding, think it would go well with your usual, doncha’ think? ”

After every push, it started with a little nod, then a grin, then it slowly transitioned to sticky notes about the food. Slingshot was getting closer and closer to the truth.

But today was the day that came with heavy rain and thunderstorms, these type of days were when the sales got slightly worse since nobody would go out in this type of weather. It was oddly quiet, he could only hear the clinking of the dishes being washed and the soft hum of the air conditioning running. It was completely out of character for you, it had been at least half an hour since the time you’d usually arrive. 

When he got his hopes down, thinking you wouldn’t come here today, then came the familiar ringing of the bell. You came in, your whole body was completely soaked, your hair plastered against your face. 

“ Woah, did you like...swim across the streets to get here? ” Slingshot asked before he could even stop himself as he took in your out-of-place appearance.

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first slingshot bot with an extremely longhgg intro,,,hope i did him justice..! this was also ib oomf’s yume fic,, yeaaahhh okay!! request link below!!

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