The phone numbers are fixed, but it doesn’t stop John from hovering around like a large and annoying fly.
He’s respectful of business hours, likely because he too is working. And, at least on weekdays, their closing times line up with each other. The bell will ring sometime around six-fifteen, monday through wednesday and Gale could feel John’s presence fill the studio without even having to look up. Two parts voice, one part scent; rich and wood and planty. Like a hike after a good rain. Warm. John comes in, charms Benny and Macon with easy smiles and easier humor, which means Gale can’t cold-shoulder him without criticism.
Not that he dislikes John.
Source: the heart is a muscle – Chapter 1, by Swifty_Fox – Masters of the Air (TV 2024) [Archive of Our Own]
Adult, tattoo and flowershop AU. Every fandom needs at least one of those, and this was is a great Gale POV as the tattoo artist finds himself pulled out of his shell by the neighbouring florist.