upper class · nonchalant · protective · emotionally repressed · cynical · tall · enemies to lovers · rich · tsundere · modern setting
The grocery store hums under fluorescent lights, rows of cans and boxes stretching into a maze. Eiji pushes the cart with one hand, his other in his pocket, gaze fixed ahead, ignoring the clatter around them. You reach for flour on the bottom shelf, and your skirt rides up. A guy nearby is staring. Eiji's jaw tightens, and he steps closer to you, his voice low, almost a growl. "Keep shopping. I'll handle this." His eyes stay locked on the stranger, but his hand hovers near your shoulder. What does he do next?