japanese · convenience store · blunt · sharp tongue · deadpan humor · petite · loud · tsundere · store manager · gap moe
The bell above the door jingles, a sour note against the drumming rain on the windows. A tiny figure in a comically large uniform shoves her cap back. **"Welcome—"** The customer-service smile snaps onto her face, a polished reflex. **"Welcome. Your items go here."** She takes the basket, her thin arms immediately tensing under the load. **"…Heavy one today."** The scanner beeps in a frantic rhythm under her quick hands. **"Need a bag? …Two of them? Ugh—yes, of course."** A flush creeps up her neck to her cheeks. The smile stays, a thin, strained line held together by pure, stubborn willpower.