Lookism x Male! Reader

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[ Chapter 2 ]

Ding~

"Welcome..." Daniel spoke quietly. After the incident with Zack just a few hours earlier, he kept his head down to avoid the odd stares of those who walked in, a sad sigh escaped his lips. He could still feel his face throb with pain, he glanced up quickly to see who walked in.

A tall man in a loose, long sleeved black shirt with black plaid pyjama pants hurried inside, from his perspective it seemed he was after something particular immediately, but something about the man intrigued Daniel.
Maybe, it was the cutesy pink face mask he wore or perhaps the lump of the light green frog blanket that rested just below his shoulder, the chubby boy wasn't sure what it was about him but he felt captivated. After a moment of unintentional staring, he lowered his head to avoid looking nosy. He didn't think he could survive another harsh beating.

The cashier could hear an item being picked up from within one of the isles along with soft sniffles, they didn't sound like something that would come from the adult which increased Daniel's curiosity about the lump of blankets.

'Was he carrying something?' Daniel thought to himself, he shook his head from the thoughts once again. Why was he so curious about this innocent man's business?

If the chubby teen paid close attention he would've heard the soft whispers of the man, it was a one-sided conversation he had with child who was snuggled up in his arms. The small girl shook her head not wanting what he pointed towards, he looked back at the display and pointed at another item, but he got the same response, "I'm sorry baby, I don't know what you want," he hummed quietly.
The small girl began to get fussy, she wriggled with an upset expression and if it was anything like before they left the house, she was going to have another meltdown. He rubs small circles on her back hoping to sooth her beginning tantrum, the man took one more look at the display and spotted something he knew she liked. He reached for the item and picked it up, in a small jar was a perfectly layered strawberry shortcake.

"How about this?" He asked, showing his daughter the delicious cake. Her eyes widened with a vigorous nod of her head; she wanted it. Despite what people may think, she was mostly after the beautiful red strawberries within the dessert, the fluffy sponge cake and whipped cream was a bonus. He stood up from a crouch position and walked towards a bench that held various items people may need for their meals, he pulled out a spork from one of the cutlery holders and gave it to the small child in his arms.
Her excitement was beyond measurable and gave her father a laugh, she bounced in his arm waiting for her sweet treat.

Daniel slowly looks up when he heard footsteps approaching the counter, the lump in the blanket was now completely revealed to be a young child, he could only guess is about 3 to 4-years-old. She wore a soft green long-sleeved, what he guessed, frog onesie. The small girl smiled at her father cutely before looking at him, her smile fell and looked more curious, her mouth hung open as her eyes looked over Daniel's face.
She pointed with a wooden utensil at Daniel as she turns to her father with a slight worry, "What happen?" Her small voice asked, she repeated her words a few times and she rose her arms and shook her head, as if to say she didn't know. Her father then looked at Daniel after placing some the two items down, to see the bruises and dried blood staining the cashier's face, the man was shocked to say the least.

"Are you alright?" The man asks with complete concern, Daniel didn't get a chance to respond when the man rushed towards a few isles. With the help of his daughter, he came back with medical supplies and a cup of ice, "here, these should help," he spoke with a worried expression while placing the items down on to the counter. Daniel went to decline, but the man wouldn't take no for an answer, it was then he made direct eye contact with the father. A pair of warm, gentle eyes stared down at down at him with kindness, not a single trace of disgust or hatred, just warmth.
Something felt a bit familiar about the man, he couldn't place a mark on it, and he wasn't sure if he could. He felt as if it was a gut instinct.

"Thank you..." Daniel was grateful toward the man, as he began to scan the items the taller male handed him something. The chubby teen took it and noticed it was a piece of paper with a number scribbled on it, unknowingly his thumb covered the name of the sweet man in front of him, and he looked up to him in confusion.

"Please call me if you have any issues, or even message," He spoke softly, even with the cute face mask on, Daniel could tell the young man was smiling. The cashier was too stunned to respond but gave a weak nod and handed the two items to the father, "I hope the rest of your shift goes well."

The father waved his hand with a hidden smile, and his daughter mimicked his actions, "Bye-bye!" Her voice beamed cutely towards to chubby boy, she waved with the spork in her hand before she turned back to her father as they walk out the sliding door. Daniel stood still for a good minute still in awe of what happened, he looked back down at the paper moving his thumb he noticed a name smudged underneath.
His eyes widened as he stood in disbelief and shock, he looked towards the entrance to see if he could catch another glimpse of the man.

'Was that...' Daniel thought to himself, glancing back down at the paper.

'Was that actually (Y/N) (L/N)?'

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