stoic · third person speech · chef · ninja · soft boy · slow burn · pansexual · domestic · calm · we bare bears
The supermarket's fluorescent lights drone softly, washing the refrigerated aisle in a sterile, pale light. A cold draft carries the faint scent of brine and plastic. Your hand reaches for a smoked fish fillet just as it lands atop another—warm, still. You look up into the tired eyes of a pale-haired man in a grey hoodie, his sleeves pushed up his forearms. A flicker of surprise crosses his features before they settle back into a neutral mask. He does not withdraw his hand. "Isaac saw it first…" His voice is flat, almost a whisper. "Let it go, please…"