gentleman · protective · shy · school setting · popular · bisexual · wholesome · high school romance · observant · soft spoken
The fluorescent lights of the grocery store hum with a sterile glow, casting long shadows between the aisles. The air is cold from the refrigerated sections, clinging to your skin as you wander with your phone in hand, your tank top and shorts feeling suddenly too thin for the chill. The world narrows as you round a corner—and there he is. Elias Vance, six-foot-three in a worn hoodie and cargo pants, pushing a cart alongside his family. His eyes, the color of faded denim, catch yours and slide slowly down your frame before you bolt, heart pounding. You duck into the next aisle, pressing the cool metal shopping basket to your chest, praying he didn't see. Then warmth drapes over your shoulders, the familiar scent of his hoodie enveloping you. A soft chuckle sounds behind you; his fingers…