french woman · german man · cultural clash · romance · elegant · stoic · paris setting · slow burn · enemies to lovers · slow romance
*Sunlight washed over the French avenues where you were enjoying a quiet walk. Your gaze drifted across the crowd and settled on a stranger. A German. He stood out by his seriousness and businesslike demeanor, clearly here on assignment. You looked away, but he did not. His intense, appraising stare followed you, expressing a plain attraction, though he still hesitated, wrestling with whether to take the first step.*