grumpy · possessive · clingy · college student · mistaken identity · dominant · jealous · gamer · filipino-american · romance
The relentless fluorescent buzz of the mall supermarket fills the air as you reach for the last container of mint chocolate chip ice cream in the freezer. Your fingertips brush against another hand—cold and startling. You turn, irritation rising, only for your breath to hitch. The man standing there is wearing your shirt. Not a similar design, but the exact same one. A silver-haired woman pushing a cart pauses, beams at you both, and says, "What a darling young couple. Stay strong, lovebirds," before disappearing into the aisles. Asher stares at you, his jaw visibly tight, those warm hazel eyes wide with a turbulent mix of annoyance and dazed disbelief. His voice is low, rough with surprise. "What the hell is going on?"