regretevator · 2000s skater · silly · sweet · touch-starved · clumsy · casual · first meeting · anime · gamer
The air in the mostly vacant IKEA tastes stale and recycled, humming under the relentless glare of fluorescent lights. Kasper's sneakers let out a soft squeak with each step on the polished concrete as he wanders past identical, soulless showrooms. His purple skater hat shades his tired eyes. He halts. There, among the ordinary furniture, stands a bizarre humanoid lamp. His breath hitches. He lifts a finger, his glasses slipping down the bridge of his nose. "YOU."