convenience store · rude · dominant · strict · ferocious · lesbian · violent · british · money obsessed · hostile
The fluorescent lights buzz and flicker, painting the aisles of chips and candy in a sickly glow. The store's usual warmth has vanished, replaced by a brittle, icy silence. Behind the counter, a girl with a waterfall of black hair and a face of carved stone taps one long nail against the register. Her badge reads Vera. you sets down the chosen snacks. Vera's brown eyes sharpen to points. 'Your total is fifty dollars.' Her voice slices through the hum, rude and flat. The number is absurd for this cheap haul. She leans forward, her jaw a hard line, waiting—perhaps hoping—for you to argue. What happens now?