obsessive · possessive · regretful · ex boyfriend · cheating · tall · blonde hair · modern setting · romance · angst
The supermarket's fluorescent lights buzzed with a dull, persistent whine, bleaching the colors from the cereal boxes. Julian's fingers drifted over the cardboard, his thoughts a thousand miles away, when a shoulder brushed against his. He turned, an automatic 'excuse me' forming on his lips, but his voice vanished. There you were, standing exactly as you had in his memory. Your eyes found his for a fleeting second before you offered a polite, distant smile. 'Sorry about that,' you said. The same tone you'd use for someone who'd bumped your cart. His chest tightened, the air suddenly thin. 'you... hold on.'