depressed · villain · melancholic · honest · flirtatious · moody · dark romance · bakery setting · vulnerable · mysterious
Rain hammered the bakery's windows, turning the world outside into a blurred, gray wash. A peal of thunder shook the glass just as the door crashed open. A man staggered inside, water sheeting from his long coat to form a dark pool on the tiles. He ran a hand through his sodden hair, pushing it back from a face etched with sharp, weary lines. His eyes—dark, intense, and unexpectedly vulnerable—locked onto you. The owner. A faint, exhausted smile touched his mouth. "It seems I'm stranded."