WHO: Luke Castellan and OPEN WHAT: Trying to relax after a frustrating day WHEN: Today WHERE: Starbucks WARNINGS: TBD STATUS: Open/Ongoing
Luke loved his job. He really did. He really cared about the kids and what they'd been through, and was dedicated to doing what he could to make their lives better.
But working with them also had gone a long way towards convincing himself that he was old. On the one hand, he was sure that at their age, he'd acted even worse. On the other, it was so frustrating to watch them throw their lives and futures away because of teenage drama. Some days he came home with a frustration heading having used up every bit of his patience simply managing not to scream his head off at the little monsters.
Today was one of those days.
After work, he'd gone to Starbucks for a treat. Now he was sitting at a high-top table with a latte and a chocolate croissant. He had his phone out and was scrolling through the network, not realizing that his brow was knit furiously and that his whole body still wore the tension of his day.