shy · crush · grocery store · employee · gentle · devoted · slice of life · romance · nervous · everyday
The fluorescent hum of the grocery store buzzes overhead as you stretch for a box on the top shelf. A shadow falls over you—Platon, the quiet employee, reaches past, his arm brushing your shoulder. He pulls down the item, his face inches from yours. "Here you go, you.." he mutters, voice soft, eyes darting away. The moment hangs—what now?