Dive Deep into Creativity: Discover, Share, Inspire
normal au bc why not!
grocery store employee!shouto who spots you looking lost in aisle 12 and lingers by the end,,, just in case you needed any help. and to his delight, you did!
he sees the way the pout forms on your lips asking if they had a missing ingredient you needed in stock and before he can even process what he’s saying, he’s lying to you. he’s leading you across the store, saying he thinks they might’ve changed locations.. let’s go check.
so you make small talk as you follow closely behind him; and when you arrive at the aisle he led you to, his lack of embarrassment suggests that maybe he really did think that was the correct spot (even if you were standing around pre-packaged bakery items when you were looking for tomato paste).
but when he apologizes and takes you to another aisle, you start to catch on that he probably is prolonging his time spent helping you.
from the way he didn’t seem to truly be looking for the right aisle to him seeming genuinely invested in your mindless answers to his small talk, you smile at his antics. and to save you from wandering around another 5 aisles you speak up.
“ah, how about i give you my number and you can just call me when it comes back in stock,” you suggest, noting the way the corners of his lips turn up in favor of his victory. you catch the name printed on his name tag.. shouto. he’s cute
shyly nodding, he goes to pull out his phone when he accidentally takes out the scanner that could’ve told you exactly where your tomato paste was in the first place. he awkwardly chuckles, hoping you didn’t notice. (you did)
it doesn’t bother him too much because you’re giggling and taking his actual phone to add your contact information, so who really won.