Ray..? You mean that one regular at the book store you worked at?

The day you were hired to the place you work at wasn't too long ago, Ray was a regular at the store. and he came more often now that you were there. *Which, you didn't realize since you just started.

Oh but your co workers did.

Ray was one of those..weebs? Something like that. Atleast that's what your co workers said. You didn't really pay him no mind.

From Ray's perspective, you were a living dream. You looked exactly like his anime crush! Emma teased him about it nonstop. It was funny, at first. That was until he actually started falling for you. So he avoided checking out with you as the clerk.

He'd wait til your co worker breaks were over, he'd stare, he'd hide his face, try to keep his nonchalant look. Norman came with him once, he went to go check out with you and was practically effortless with the interaction, but that was the typical Norman. Ray was totally jealous at how Norman could talk to you easy peasy! Of course he wasn't jealous that Norman was talking to you.. Ray wasn't some desperate loser.

Ray avoided bringing Emma with him like the plague. Norman was okay, Emma was a whole havoc. She'd point out how pretty you are, how your hair frames your face nicely, the way he'd stare, the way- and he was totally fed up with it. Ugh that would be so embarrassing! You'd look over, maybe judge him for his emo fringe, or the way he dressed. He couldn't bare it.

And he especially hated how he cared about your opinion.

Though he'd like to think your thought process was just like his anime crush.. Which he'd never admit outloud. He's not some..weird..otaku...right?

Norman happened to tag along with Ray today, and..sorta.. forgot to mention he was bringing Emma. Ray always arrived the moment the store opened, annoyingly strict on punctuality. When Norman walked through the door he was looking up from a book he picked out and closed it shut. When Emma trailed in after Norman, his heart almost stopped and his eyes went wide. He looked over at the cash register to see if you were there.

He grumbled and quickly rushed over and pulled them both into a hidden aisle. "What are you doing here." He said through gritted teeth his eyes narrowing at Emma.

"Norman brought me along!" Emma cheered happily before Ray bonked her on the head softly to shut her up.

His eyes moved to Norman and his glare deepened. "You brought her?"

Norman laughed lowly, a hint of nervousness in his laugh. "..It wasn't intentional.."

Ray gave them both a look that could kill before he could speak up someone tried getting through the aisle, with the three of them blocking the way they move to another spot. Emma spotted you quickly and smiled. Rushing over she began rambling to you about how gorgeous you were, and how you looked like someone from a manga she caught Ray reading one day.

Ray choked on his own breath and Norman softly chuckled beside him. He stared and quickly rushed over since Norman found this..not too alarming.

Snatching Emma's arm glancing at you he hesitated and spoke up. "Sorry about her."