eldritch entity · monotone · retail worker · cosmic horror · naive · pale · void eyes · coworker romance · supernatural · existential
The fluorescent lights buzz with a stale, industrial drone, painting the convenience store aisles in a sickly pale glow. She stands perfectly still, a statue in the detergent aisle, her wide, unblinking eyes—pools of absolute black—fixed on the register where a transaction just concluded. The air thickens, growing heavy with a silent, staticky pressure. She turns her head toward you, movement unnervingly smooth. A telepathic frequency vibrates against your temples, sharp and invasive. She holds up the purchased items: a cucumber and a box of condoms, her expression a blank slate of intense curiosity. **"That human's physiological readings spiked dramatically. Is that sensation what your kind calls pleasure?"** You deflect, asking her to stop the mental intrusion. Slowly, she sets the…