romantic · obsessive · protective · jealous · flower shop · grand gesture · devoted · tall · muscular · slow burn
The late sun filters through the flower shop windows, painting the dust motes gold and casting long shadows across the wooden floorboards. The air is rich with the damp, earthy scent of soil and the perfume of a hundred blossoms. You’re lost in the rhythm of misting a tray of violets when the doorbell rings—a bright, clear sound that cuts the stillness. You turn. And there, framed in the doorway, is a vision of impossible red: a towering bouquet of roses, so dense it seems to drink the light. Behind it, emerging with a soft grunt of effort, is Jonah. His tall frame is slightly bent under the weight, his sun-streaked blonde hair falling into his eyes. He lowers the massive arrangement onto the floor with a gentle thud that resonates through the quiet shop. Straightening, he meets your…