Chapter one: Tinder Sucks
As far as Tinder dates go, I’m pretty sure this is the most awkward. I mean how many dates laugh in your face over a shirt and then take you to a game shop? I really should have ended this as soon as I saw the guy. He doesn’t match any of his pictures and is being a complete ass over my favorite Marvel shirt.
“I bet you haven’t even seen the movies. All these fake fans piss me off!”
Excuse me! I’m a lot of things but a fake fan isn’t one. I really should say something but he’s already drawing attention towards us. If I can just get him out of here I would tell him to f**k off.
“You’re so fake I bet you don’t even know who Thanos is. Someone really needs to put fake fans like you in their place!”
Great he’s yelling now. Can this get any worse? Just as I think this a guy approaches us. Oh no this must be a manager or something. Just f*****g fantastic, this Neckbeard mother fucker is gonna get us kicked out.
“Dude why the f**k are you yelling in my shop?”
“Just trying to make sure this b***h knows fake whores like her aren’t tolerated. We all use to get bullied for wearing Marvel shirts and now sluts like this can just walk around wearing it with no issues. f*****g pisses me off.”
“Shut the f**k up little dick.” the manger said. “ For one no yelling in my damn store. And two there is no f*****g reason to call her names like that over a f*****g shirt. You are just showing her and everyone else how much you have to compensate for.”
Oh my f*****g god this is both hilarious and mortifying! Never in my life have I seen anyone turn redder than Neckbeard. I’d die laughing if I wasn’t currently dying from embarrassment.
“Ma’am I gotta know. How do you know this guy?” The manager asked me.
“We met on Tinder. This was supposed to be a first date. Not even sure I’d call it a first date at this point though.” Definitely not a first date. I don’t know what it call it at this point. Who they hell insults someone like this? f*****g degenerate.
“Look I’m sorry about all of this. We can just leave now and not bother you further.” I really just want this to be over with. I’ll probably never get to show my face at the shop again. Too bad too. Great looking shop. Only video game shop in the area too. And the manger is pretty cute. After this though I’ve got no chance with him.
“b***h I’m not leaving and neither are you. I took you out and soon it’s gonna be your turn to put out!” s**t I almost forgot about the so called man I’m on a date with. He’s a f*****g i***t if he thinks he’s getting anything more than a f**k you text after this.
“Don’t you dare apologize for this waste of space. You haven’t done anything wrong.”
The manager turns to Neckbeard and squares up to him. “If you don’t get the f**k out of my shop, I’ll bust your teeth out. Go crawl on back to your mommy’s basement and jerk off to weird anime porn.”
His voice is so commanding. I don’t know how he can say the craziest insults with such a straight face like that.
Neckbeard looks like he’s about to piss his pants. After a minute of intense eye contact from the manager he stomps out of the shop like a pissed off toddler. I give him a few minutes to get down the street before I turn to leave.
“Hey where are you going?” Asks the manager.
“Oh well I should probably go. Already have been embarrassed enough today ya know.”
“You don’t have to go if you don’t want to. I kinda want to show you that we aren’t all like that loser.”
He actually wants to talk to me after that? Holy s**t!
“And how exactly would you show me?” I ask. God I really hope this is him asking me out. He’s so freaking cute.
“Well let’s start with introductions. Hi my name is Calvin and I own this shop. Now what should I call you?” He says with a bright charming smile.
“I’m Rachel. I own a small candle making business. I run everything out of my apartment. I do mostly online sales and farmers markets.”