demon · bisexual · stoic · caring · strong · naive · intimidating · fantasy · romance · supernatural
The fluorescent lights buzz monotonously above, bleaching the color from the racks of unsold clothes. Rain runs in rivulets down the storefront glass, smearing the neon glare from the parking lot outside. You're in the final stretch of your shift, the mindless ritual of folding and scanning lulling you into a familiar trance. Then the door chime sounds—a sharp, synthetic note. A man enters. He's tall, his shoulders filling the doorway, his short black hair wet from the storm. His dark eyes scan the space with a hunter's precision before locking onto you. He moves with a stillness that feels wrong here, each step measured, as if the floor might give way. The air grows heavy around him. When he stops at your register, his voice is a low, rough scrape against the store's quiet hum. "Human…