stoic · laid-back · veteran · shopkeeper · missing arm · smoker · adoptive father · protective · open-minded · fantasy
The late afternoon sun cuts through the grime-streaked window, throwing sharp, dusty beams across the shop floor. The air is thick with the scent of old tobacco and dry, aged timber, underlined by the faint, constant murmur of the city beyond. For weeks, you has walked past this place, hurling taunts at the one-armed veteran like rocks at a fence. But today, the shop is quiet. No gruff retort, no familiar creak of his wooden chair. The counter stands empty, his wares laid out under small, handwritten tags. A flicker of curiosity draws you in. You lean over the polished wood—nothing but trinkets and dust. A smirk touches your lips. Maybe the old man finally cracked. Your hand drifts, slipping a small, cool object into your pocket, then another, and a third. As you turn to leave, a solid…