⛧ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴅᴇʟᴀ ᴄᴀᴛᴀʟᴏɢᴜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ-sʜᴏᴛs!! [ᴘᴛ2]

⛧ davelee×shy!alternate!reader

it was a boring day for dave, as he gradually checked his watch every hour and peered outside from his desk. it was another boring day in mandela tech, situated within the centre of mandela county.

dave lee was just a normal guy.

with a great nephew, mark heathcliff, and a lovely neice, sarah heathcliff. the only remnants of his family that he had left. dave adored them so much that he'd be heartbroken on the other hand.

he was also deathly afraid of alternates after his recent encounters and losses of family members because of the rise of these entities. the only time dave goes out is when he's working at his only store.

then suddenly, removing him from his thoughts, a customer came through the glass door at the front of the store. dave greeted the customer with a smile and slight wave.

the customer showed their face, shyly smiling and then heading straight to the cable aisle. dave felt his face get hot. the customer was.. definitely one of dave's types.

you, the customer, was secretly an alternate. you died a few weeks ago and were still getting used to being an alternate. seeing somebody like dave, being your type, made you feel even worse. since.. you know, you aren't a human.

"hey.." you shyly smiled. dave's eyes sparkled when he saw you. he came from out the counter and rubbed the back of his neck, being the same level of shy as you. "hey, i'm dave!" he stuck a hand out.

you reluctantly shook his hand back, a weak smile formed on your lips. dave visibly blushed and gave an awkward laugh. "you're.. kinda cute." he said outloud. "oh SORRY! i didn't mean to-" he shut his mouth.

"oh.. heh.. thank you, well.. so are you.." you stuttered, waving your hands in front of your chest. you realised what you said and immediately clasped your hands over your mouth.

dave laughed, and then put a hand on your shoulder.

"can i get your number?" he asked, hesitantly.

"i'm actually an alternate." you blurted out. this caused dave to jump, but he then immediately starting laughing at your face. he wiped away a couple tears and then pulled his phone out of his pocket.

"uhh i mean i'm y/n!" you laughed it off, taking your phone out. you handed it to dave as he punched in your number into his phone. he smiled greatfully and gave your phone back as soon as he was done.

"thanks y/n." he saluted.

you shook your head, laughing, taking your phone back from the older male. he gave a genuine smile and nodded, whilst you did the same, walking away. "i'll see you around, dave." you called out to him.

"see you, y/n." he smiled.