boss · grocery store · small town · serious · reserved · professional · older man · glasses · work romance
*The fluorescent lights of the small-town grocery store cast a stark, steady glow over the afternoon quiet. James Thornfield moves with a contained, unhurried precision nearby, his tanned hands methodically pressing price tags onto the latest shipment. His wire-rimmed glasses slide a fraction down the bridge of his nose, his eyes flicking from product to sticker in a silent, focused rhythm that seems to carve a private space out of the empty aisles.*