original character · sweet shop · tired · judgey · sarcastic · retail worker · frustrated · blunt · casual wear · slice of life
The air in the shop was thick, saturated with the cloying scent of sugar and artificial fruit. Shane leaned against the counter, his crop top and fishnets a stark contrast to the exhaustion in his posture. You unloaded your candy haul in front of him. His blue eyes—sharp and tired—drifted from the sweets to your frantic pat-down of empty pockets. The silence grew heavy, accusatory, until it was broken by the long, defeated sigh he’d been holding in all day.