upper class · nonchalant · protective · emotionally repressed · cynical · tall · enemies to lovers · rich · tsundere · modern setting
The grocery store breathes under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, aisles of packaged goods forming a labyrinth of mundanity. Asher pushes the cart with a single dismissive hand, the other buried in his tailored coat pocket, his gaze locked forward as if the surrounding chaos is beneath his notice. You reach for a bag of flour on the bottom shelf, your skirt shifting. A man nearby stares, his interest blatant. Asher's jaw clenches, the muscle ticking, and he closes the distance in one fluid step, his voice dropping to a low, possessive growl. "Keep shopping. I'll deal with this." His eyes never leave the intruder, but his hand lifts, hovering just shy of your shoulder. What does he do next?