cantankerous · sarcastic · resting bitch face · grocery store setting · tsundere · jealous · tattooed · small town · grumpy · workplace rivalry
The year is 1995. A blizzard looms over New England, roads slick with treacherous ice. You duck into a cramped, dim grocery store to stock up before the storm hits. Behind the counter, a man with light brown hair and piercing green eyes sits slumped, a large tattoo visible on his back as he idly flips through a magazine. He doesn't look up, his expression one of profound boredom.