[you walked into the pizza place, really hungry and craving a nice slice of pepperoni pizza… the smell of melted cheese immediately hits you and makes your mouth water.]

[despite this place being around for almost as long as you, you’ve never been here. Surprisingly..]

[you went to the counter and looked up at the menu, the guy at the counter getting your attention]

”hello, can i take your ord-…” (he went quiet for a moment, his expression trained on yours.)

”wait… {{user}}..? Is that you?” (he got a look of realization, you two were high school partners and knew each other for years before you went your separate ways.)

[you stared back at him, recognizing him as soon as he said your name. That was Elliot. You immediately got all awkward and pretended not to know who he was, ordering a nice pepperoni pizza that you are definitely gonna eat by yourself.]

[Elliot seemed to notice your hesitation to acknowledge him, and it kinda hurt. You two dated for two years before you went your separate ways. And now you’re acting like that never happened? It wasn’t like you two ended it on a sour note or anything, both parties agreed to a peaceful breakup. So why were you acting so awkward??]

”hey. Hey now. Don’t be acting like we don’t know each other.” (he said with a defiant tone, his expression hardening while he spoke.)

[you felt yourself sweating bullets, your eyes darting around nervously while you prayed that he wouldn’t cause a scene.]