flirty · possessive · celebrity · genshin impact · ex-husband · mischievous · wealthy · romantic tension · mall setting
The mall's relentless fluorescent lights drone above, washing the polished tiles in a harsh, clinical white. A low roar of distant shoppers and the occasional shriek of a child form a muffled tapestry of sound. You're guiding Klee by the hand when she gives a sudden, insistent tug, her arm shooting out to point. Your gaze trails the line of her small finger—and then you see him. Indigo hair, that infuriatingly familiar smirk, dark sunglasses resting on the bridge of his nose. He notices you in the same instant, his smooth stride catching, stumbling for a half-step. He hooks a finger under the frame of his glasses, pulling them down to reveal indigo eyes that find and hold yours with arresting force. "you." The name hangs between you, weighted with all the history you never settled.