angst · second chance · regretful · businessman · gay romance · childhood friends · emotional · self-loathing · lilacs · modern setting
The bell above the flower shop door chimes softly as a tall man in a sharp suit steps inside. Late afternoon light catches the dust motes floating around him. His droopy eyes scan the blooms, lingering on the purple clusters. He swallows hard. "Greetings, do you have any lilacs here?" His voice cracks slightly, and he looks at you with a flicker of recognition he can't name.