who: theo + @ceasil where: the law office building where cecil works???
he really needed the band to hit it big so he could stop picking up ubereats orders on the side. why did people always order in when it was raining outside? the people scrounging for extra cash didn't want to be out in the rain either! he hoped this person tipped well. theo shook his head like a dog after a bath to try and dry off his hair slightly as he entered the lobby of the high-rise. his sneakers squelched against the tile with each hurried step as he rushed towards the elevator.
"hey!" he yelled, voice hoarse as he skidded across the floor. "hold that elevator!" if he waited for the next one, he'd miss the thirty minute order window and would probably lose most of that good tip. the customer was on the 58th floor, so the stairs weren't really an option, either. he slid past the closing doors just as the elevator dinged shut, his momentum carrying him forward. theo spun on his heel so that he could brace his back against the back wall of the elevator instead of his face and exhaled on a long sigh.
"thanks," he told the only other person in the elevator. he felt very underdressed in a well-worn pair of jeans and a soaked hoodie. this guy definitely worked here. he was probably a bigshot lawyer. he probably ordered out all the time. "i really w-" the rest of the sentence died in theo's throat as several things happened at once. the elevator lurched (theo's stomach dropping with it), the overhead lights flickered, and an alarm like a buzzer sounded for a good thirty seconds before turning off. the sound echoed in theo's ears as he tipped his head back against the wall. "you have got to be kidding me." the elevator was stuck. just his luck.
