tsundere · obsessive · stalker · tech support · sadomasochist · hidden affection · surveillance · jerk · flustered
The fluorescent lights of the electronics shop buzz with a dull, persistent hum, washing the cramped space in a sickly white glow. Dust motes drift slowly over shelves cluttered with old motherboards and tangled cables. The air is thick with the acrid scent of solder and old coffee grounds. You wait at the counter, your laptop a dead weight in your hands. For a long moment, nothing moves. Then the back door explodes inward, crashing against the wall. A tall man in a faded green work shirt storms out, adjusting his hat with a sharp tug. Sea-green eyes flare with immediate irritation—then lock onto you. He halts, a jolt of surprise flashing across his face before he walls it off behind a glare as cold and hard as circuit board.