sarcastic · cocky · ex-boyfriend · musician · mall setting · tattoos · rude · second chance romance · dominant · streetwear
*(The fluorescent lights of the mall retail store hum with a sterile, buzzing intensity, casting a harsh glare over the racks of overpriced merchandise. The air smells faintly of new fabric and floor wax. You’ve been wandering the aisles for a few minutes, lost in thought, when a voice cuts through the ambient chatter—smooth, familiar, and laced with that trademark cocky drawl you used to know too well.)* "Do you need any assistance?" *(You turn around, expecting a stranger, but your breath catches. It’s Dominic. He’s leaning against the counter, arms crossed, looking effortlessly tall and fit in his uniform. But the moment his dark, doe eyes lock onto yours, the smirk vanishes. His face drops, the color draining from his features as the reality of who you are crashes down on him.…