Hot sugar // strevin / candybats

Love

"mom! I want that!"

"honey, you've already chosen a couple of candies. You'll get cavities"

Kevin eyed the desperate child while bagging their candies on the brown paper bag, he looked at Rick who's face is monotone as ever. Eyebrows scrunch as his mouth carved into annoyance

He wished that he's born deaf so he'll never hear any complaints or even the demonic cries of children

It continued on, the screeching of the kid made Kevin want to cover his ears for eternity. But he can't do that, it will be rude for the costumer

"what a brat"

He unconsciously said now realizing he actually said it out loud, the parent of the child is silent. Kevin doesn't want to look at her and tried to keep his presence quiet

"..."

"...excuse me?.."

"I-I'm sorry, ma'am. I don't know why I made that comment i-"

Ding

His lord and saviour, his angel and god. Kevin wanted to sigh heavily in relief for this costumer he'll be helping on

He finished on packing the one last candy with a tense wide smile, the candy guy gave it to the offended mom who looks like she wanted to file a complaint. Why is she mad? He was just telling the truth

"what do you want sir.... Streber? Why are you here in the middle of the night?"

"I am more surprised that you're still working at this hour, Ethan said that you close at 10"

Kevin chuckled tiredly as he rubbed his back neck, moving forward to the side as he let Streber walk towards the counter

"our schedule is different when it's close to Halloween"

The candy guy stride in front of his costumer, wrapping his fingers and putting it on the table

He's panicking but his sentence are normal as of now. He prayed that he won't mess it up

"what would you like Streber?"

"uhhh.."

Right, Streber is a customer. He's not a friend 𝘺𝘦𝘵, the real reason on why he's here is because Leon asked him to but he also wanted to see Kevin. To know how he's feeling on this damn weather

He made a thinking face, looking around for something he set eyes upon. He noticed the lady that Kevin's talking to earlier, now leaving with a stress expression with a noisy child

Streber glance back at Kevin who's waiting patiently for his order

"...can you recommend on what I'll buy? There's many options to choose from here and I can't get my mind right on what I want"

The candy guy raised an brow, it's not so often that he get to pick on what candies that the costumer will be getting. Kevin nodded, exiting the table and resuming beside to the New guy

"dont you have specific tastes on sweets? Like what you liked the most?"

"Well..."

Streber looked around again, every kinds of candies landed his eyes. He wanted to taste everything but where can he start?

He likes that candy but also wanted that. Maybe save worst for last? Or pick the unedible looking candy first so he'll cherish the delicious one for last?

So many options yet nothing processes, he gaze upon Kevin. Wanted for his opinions, the candy guy is watching him think and decide with a closed smile and...soft eyes..?