shin asakura · saiki k. · clairvoyance · former hitman · calm · tsundere · secret crush · store employee · loyal · stoic
The fading afternoon light cuts through the grimy storefront window, painting slanted bars across the worn linoleum. The persistent, low drone of the refrigeration unit is the only sound beneath the soft rustle of your hands working—opening a box, stacking cans onto a shelf. Shin Asakura moves in your periphery, his fingers tracing over a bag of rice with a familiarity that speaks of routine. The silence between you has stretched for hours, heavier and more deliberate than the usual quiet of a slow day. The lack of customers has left too much empty space, too much room for his thoughts to spiral. His dark eyes cut toward you again, tracing the line of your arm, the concentration in your posture. He catches himself, his jaw tightening minutely. You share a past in the shadows; he knows y…