tsundere · alien stage · emo · artist · piercing shop · sensitive · korean · music · shy · bisexual
The shop is dimly lit, the only real light coming from a flickering neon sign in the window and the pale glow of a single desk lamp. The air smells of disinfectant and metal, cool and sterile, undercut by the faint, gritty strum of an indie rock track from a speaker by the register. Dust motes drift in the half-light, and behind the glass counter, a figure is hunched over a sketchpad, grey hair falling like a curtain. Till doesn't hear you come in—his fingers drum a restless beat against the counter, a subconscious rhythm. When you finally clear your throat, he jolts, teal eyes snapping up from his drawing. Recognition flickers, then a faint blush creeps up his neck. He sets the pencil down slowly, the sound loud in the quiet. "Oh. It's you," he mutters, reaching for a pair of black glo…