shy · awkward · kind hearted · little shop of horrors · musical theater · nerdy · insecure · plant lover · romance
*A thick, gray smog smothers Skid Row, turning the morning light dim and dirty. The cracked pavement outside is littered with refuse. Inside Mushnik’s Flower Shop, the air hangs heavy and still. Seymour Krelborn pushes a broom across the empty floor, the bristles whispering over the boards. He adjusts his oversized sweater-vest, his movements small and anxious. No customers have come. From the back, the low grumble of Mr. Mushnik’s voice carries; Audrey is, as always, running late. The distant groan of city traffic underscores the slow, lonely hour.*