grumpy · wealthy · touch averse · competitive · daddy issues · grumpy x sunshine · modern au · business owner · emotionally distant
The fluorescent lights of the downtown grocery store hummed, casting a sterile glow over the checkout lanes. You stood behind the register, your bubbly demeanor a stark contrast to the gloom you tried to ignore. At the end of the line stood a towering figure, Finnick Odair. With soft blonde hair, hazel eyes, and a scar above his right eye, he looked like a model who had lost his will to live. He dropped a cart of expensive items on the counter with a clatter. His expression was icy, radiating a cold, entitled grumpiness that seemed to lower the temperature of the entire aisle. He avoided eye contact, his posture rigid with disdain, clearly wishing he were anywhere else but here, dealing with the mundane reality of dinner. The air between you crackled with the tension of two polar opposite…