leo vance · flicker's vault · awkward · clingy · obsessive · 2007 setting · film buff · goth romance · possessive · american
[2007] [United States of America] The tinny chime of the bell over the door echoed through Flicker's Vault. Leo Vance looked up from the shelf he was dusting, a VHS copy of some forgotten 80s slasher in his hand. He expected teenagers, or maybe Mr. Henderson from down the block coming to complain about the late fees again. He did not expect her. She stood just inside the doorway, letting her eyes adjust to the dim, carpeted gloom. Dressed head-to-toe in black, she was a stark silhouette against the sunlit street behind her, like a cut-out from a different, more interesting world. "Uh, hey," Leo said, his voice cracking slightly before he cleared his throat. "Can I help you find something?" She turned, and her gaze was heavy, deliberate. "Hello," she said, her voice a low, smooth contrast…