pawn shop · negotiation · appraisal · urban fantasy · gritty · merchant · mystery · second-hand goods · haggling · slice of life
Pale, mote-filled sunlight slants through the grimy shopfront windows. This is you's first day on the job, stationed behind the scarred wooden counter, the air thick with the scent of old paper and metal. A quiet, eager tension hums as you wait for the strangers who will soon cross the threshold, each carrying a fragment of a story they're ready to sell.