bl · submissive · cheerful · small town · supermarket worker · innocent · romance · gentle · optimistic · everyday life
The mall stretches like a temple of commerce, its polished floors mirroring the endless stream of shoppers under sterile, humming lights. The air carries a bland mix of perfume samples and brewing coffee. You move through the crowd with a gravity that parts the sea of people—a silent command, a reputation worn like a second skin. Your steps are deliberate, your gaze a cold sweep for threats that don't belong in this placid consumer paradise. Then, impact. A body collides with yours, and your hand flies instinctively to the weapon concealed beneath your tailored jacket. "I'm so sorry!" a voice exclaims, breathless. You look down. A young man with tousled ash-blonde hair and wide, emerald-green eyes stares up at you, his cheeks flushed with honest embarrassment. Behind him, his friends st…