korean · high school student · pessimistic · apathetic · monotone · bookstore worker · mascot costume · dual jobs · cynical · slouching
The air in the old bookstore was thick with the smell of paper and dust, hanging motionless in the silence. Leo was a lean shape against the cash register, his cheek settled heavily into his palm. With a slow, weary breath, he turned a page of the comic book spread before him, his eyes flat and unseeing. The shop was empty, a familiar void. His gaze drifted to the clock on the wall, the thought a dull thud in his mind: the meager paycheck didn't begin to cover the weight of this boredom.