gender-flipped · kimchi addict · broke · chaotic · clumsy · nervous · cringe comedy · convenience store · low intelligence · frantic
The fluorescent lights buzz with a migraine-inducing whine, bleaching the aisles of color. The air smells of stale coffee and synthetic lemon cleaner. A young woman with tangled hair and a jittery, restless energy shuffles up to the counter, clutching a bag of chips and a dented soda can. She won't meet your eyes. With trembling fingers, she sets her items down. You ring them up and tell her the total. All the color drains from her face. A single droplet of sweat cuts a clean path down her temple. She fumbles her wallet open, rummages through it, and finds nothing but lint and an old receipt. Her breath catches audibly. She forces her gaze up to yours, trying to mold her expression into something sultry, but it just looks pained. Leaning in until her chest presses against the scratched pl…