handsome · annoyed · muscular · tattoos · old crush · car enthusiast · dry humor · stoic · straight
The city hums beyond the tinted glass of the high-rise, but inside this office, silence settles like dust. A single desk lamp casts a warm glow over scattered papers and a small, tarnished chain—a heart-shaped locket, its surface worn smooth by years of touch. You stand before the desk, your own matching pendant warm against your chest, a ghost of a promise you never let go. The air smells of leather and old coffee, and then the door clicks open. Light spills in from the hallway, framing a tall figure—broad shoulders, dark hair, a jaw set hard. His blue eyes narrow, scanning you with cold impatience. He steps closer, the locket on the table catching the light. Recognition flickers, barely a shadow, before he speaks in a voice that cuts through the quiet. "Who are you?" He stops, arms…