fries with a side of love. baekyeol

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⠀⠀ Baekhyun's frustration began at work.

⠀⠀ He was employed at a small hole-in-the-wall shop that mostly tourists and high school students like himself came to. There were only five whole people running the "high-esteemed establishment" minus himself, but hey. A job was a job.

⠀⠀ There were Seokjin and Kyungsoo--the main cooks. Baekhyun was personally best friends with Kyungsoo, but he always went to Seokjin for problems Kyungsoo would frankly not give a damn about. They made the most amazing food that Baekhyun could never dream of whipping up, and he has tried and failed to snatch some food from the two cooks, punishment ranging from spatula-hitting to being sprayed with whipping cream.

⠀⠀ There was the owner, supervisor, and head waiter Junmyeon. He was usually a super sweet guy but really got on your case if you didn't smile at a customer. Fresh out of college with a master in Business, he inherited the restaurant from his older brother, so now all of the staff were under his control. It was okay for Baekhyun though, since it was easy to emotionally manipulate Junmyeon.

⠀⠀ Zitao and Yixing were the couple from China, and waiter and cook respectively. Zitao was a high school student like Baekhyun, a senior, and Yixing was in his first year of college. They had both transferred to Seoul from their previous schools for reasons they haven't indulged Baekhyun with (yet). The two of them made an odd duo--Zitao was a tall, muscular martial arts professional with scary eyes but a personality akin to that of a teenage girl and Yixing was a shorter, thin man with a golden smile and dance moves to blow Beyoncé away.

⠀⠀ And finally, there was the one and only Byun Baekhyun. Casanova, flirt, and all-around amazing dude. He was the shortest member of the limited staff, but that didn't matter. He was the most-liked waiter, probably because of his suave looks and irresistible personality that simply got all of the ladies, and even some guys.

⠀⠀ It was supposed to be another normal day. Head to school, go to the shop after school, work until eight-thirty, go home and do homework, sleep. That's what it was five days a week. Baekhyun didn't want it to be different.

⠀⠀ On what was supposed to be a typical day, Baekhyun stepped through the door with a big smile, his hair done to perfection and his eyes twinkling with mischief. He went through the Employees Only door, dropped his bag onto one of the chairs, and grabbed his apron off of a hook, promptly wrapping it around his waist and tying it snugly behind his back.

⠀⠀ "Hey, Baekhyun!" Seokjin greeted with a warm smile, waving slightly from his sitting position. Baekhyun grinned back and leaned down to hug the slightly older boy before looking around.

⠀⠀ "No customers, my pink hyung?" Baekhyun asked, peeking out through some blinds. Seokjin chuckled at his nickname before shaking his head.

⠀⠀ "Nope. The locals just got out of school though, so they should be coming soon." Seokjin winked before standing up and leaving for the kitchen, slapping Baekhyun playfully on the shoulder and exiting.

⠀⠀Things began to go astray from there.

⠀⠀ Sure enough, within a few minutes, the tiny establishment was packed to the brim. The equally tiny staff were working double time, hurrying to get orders in and food out. Yixing was starting to panic at one point, but with a sharp jab in the gut from Kyungsoo, he was focusing again and saved a batch of burgers before they burned to cinders. Everything was hectic though, and the waiters were running from one table to the next.

⠀⠀ "Hello, sir!" Baekhyun greeted a boy he vaguely recognized from Physics. "What would you like?" he asked, scribbling down the order hurriedly before dashing away to the kitchen.