Tammy La Gorce, "At Long Last, He Really Could Kiss the Bride," [Vows] New York Times, April 1, 2021 p. ST13.
He was so comfortable in her company that, as the night wore on and she started falling asleep across the table from him -- McDonald's was the local destination for studying after the school library closed at midnight -- his playful side emerged. "I started drawing on her chin with a marker," he said. "That's not something I would have done with anybody but her. It was like we were already best friends."
COMMENT
When the library as Place of Refuge at Stephen F. Austin State University shuts down at midnight, a couple who are interested in each other more to a late-night fast food restaurant. At the restaurant, studying begins to transform into something more physical. Librarians know that people make out at the library, but here there is a clear implication that the McDonalds seem less safe than a place where study space is the explicit agenda.
