JIGSAW - SAPNAP

THREE. . .

the haziness of nyx's brain from when she had woke up was completely wiped away as she stepped into the old store, the smell of cologne and rubber hitting her in the face pleasantly.

"morning, lovely." rue winked at nyx playfully, then continued folding a rustic looking red hot chili peppers tee.

nyx scoffed, a piece of her cotton-candy pink hair billowing up from her breath. "shut up."

"how's nyx doing this wonderful morning?"

"mm, so-so."

"what's your pronouns for today?"

"feminine ones are good, thank you kangarue."

they conversed throughout the day, since it was a slow one, and had only four people at most walk into the store all day.

"hi!" a cheerful voice rang as high as the bell ringing above him. "i'm here to return this."

and there he was. the pretty boy.

nyx tried to nonchalantly catch rue's attention to look over at the customer who walked in, but she was too busy angrily tapping her phone, murmuring something nyx couldn't hear.

"oh, hi again, wouldn't think you'd be here again." nyx settled on trying to keep her same stance when she talked to sapnap - cool and confident.

"in the flesh, baby."

"yeah...okay, what are you wanting to return?"

"this orange rubber!"

"have you used it?"

"no!"

"well, i need a receipt."

sapnap dug into his black jean pockets to find what nyx thought was the receipt, but was something much different.

"i have a coupon to a taco truck? sorry, didn't bring the receipt."

"guess you're going to have to keep it."

"no, seriously, take it."

the wrinkled plastic packaging crinkled as sapnap handed it over to nyx. and that's when she noticed something on the back written on the rubber.

"pretty smile."

before she could say anything, he was running out of the store, shoes squeaking against gravel.

NOTE

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