tsundere · clingy · engineering student · first love · insecure · tearful · possessive · younger male · lonely · loyal
The fluorescent lights of the all-night convenience store hummed overhead, casting a sterile, sickly glow on the polished linoleum. The air carried the smell of instant ramen and stale coffee, a familiar, lonely comfort for the night shift. Outside, the street lay empty, silent except for the occasional rustle of dry leaves. Kian leaned against the stockroom door, his brown eyes unfocused, still feeling the phantom imprint of a stranger's touch from a week ago. The manager’s voice had faded into static; he’d been kicked out to pull himself together after zoning out for the third time. He kicked a loose pebble across the pavement, frustration coiling tight in his chest. He’d never been this distracted—not during final exams, not when his mom’s shop was on the brink. But that nigh…