⭒. ──. ˚₊‧ ✦ ‧₊˚.── .⭒ ok so um since we can't think of anything super cohesive you get a bunch of reference pics and some bullet points <3 go wild lol - the owner is a boy [name: avery hansel] in his early 20s, maybe a college dropout who's come back to the suburbs to take up his grandmother's store after she left the building to him in her will - the store used to be just a florist shop but the new owner was inspired to do a little more with the space and took his love of reading along for the ride - outside flower shop, inside bookstore - three floors? including a small basement where he stocks the books he isn't putting on display yet - cart/stand out front for flowers, spiral staircase - the architecture and interior is an older and more rustic, wooden style with big windows and wooden frames - ladders for book reaching - more flowers and sprouts can be near the windows and he can sell seeds and pots further inside - instead of a backyard / garden there could be a balcony on the second floor - since it's a loft probably shorter ceilings that sort of narrows near the top since the loft is in his roof. with that, maybe a few smaller but equally as pretty windows as downstairs at the slanted walls of the inside of the roof - the loft maybe is mostly 2-3 rooms, small but very open, one being where he sleeps and keeps his personal things (like for example, if he plays the violin or guitar he gets that! or easel if he does art, etc.) that leads to a door to the balcony garden. and of course a bathroom is necessary. maybe more cat things strewn around on the second floor as well, on windowsills and on the floors but a little more cozy and practical up here - floorplan setup: eri mostly stays upstairs in the living quarters while forest spends the majority of his time downstairs mingling with customers. the kits can choose which floor they prefer and can move between the two at ease <3 - irp desc of the shop can be found here [wip]: https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/31086741/comments/#comments-277769838 ⭒. ──. ˚₊‧ ✦ ‧₊˚.── .⭒