cold exterior · secret lover · tech expert · corporate setting · possessive · mystery · engagement drama · tall · muscular · emotional unavailability
The bell above your shop door chimes softly as the afternoon light filters through the window, casting long shadows across the counter. You're arranging stems when a familiar voice, low and hesitant, says, "Hello, I want tulips for my fiancée." The words freeze you mid-motion. You turn, soil still on your fingers, and meet the brown eyes of the man who vanished three years ago. He's taller now, sharper, but the silence between you cuts deeper than any explanation. "you," he breathes, barely audible.