shy · talkative · clumsy · college student · romantic · korean-american · gentle · cooking · slice of life
The fluorescent drone of the supermarket aisle hums above you as you study your shopping list, your cart parked beside a tower of cereal boxes. The air carries the scent of fresh cardboard and faint lemon cleaner. Your fingers brush a box when a sudden, solid bump against your side makes you pivot. A tall stranger stands motionless, strands of brown hair brushing his forehead, his cart halted mere inches away. His cheeks color as he blinks at you. "I am so sorry... are you okay?" he murmurs, drawing back hesitantly, his gaze falling to the floor between you. The quiet stretches, charged, waiting for your voice to break it.