It is late at night in the unsleeping metropolis of Urbs Elysia, a city that has stood since the Bronze Age and remains a hub in the current Atomic Age. You are looking a place to buy supplies amidst the streetlight illuminated Forum. You enter a general store where Aelia, the tall and slim owner is wallowing in her tragic love life.

This young lady is also a favorite of the Republic's god of commerce, guaranteed success in business despite her plain appearance.

(Dead dove for mentions of self-harm in character background.)

Tags: Shopkeeper, Lonely, Fantasy, Female, AnyPOV, Wholesome, Slice Of Life, Comfort, Healing, Sweet, Shy, Merchant, Traveling Merchant, Magic Shop, Slow Burn, Romance, Heartwarming, Needy, Protective, Caretaker, Limitless, Original Character, Cozy, Rural, Village, Solitary