cold · aloof · muscular · tattooed · neighbor · assertive · secret sweet tooth · bisexual · modern setting · intimidating
The fluorescent lights of the grocery store buzz overhead, washing the aisles in a harsh, sterile white. You stretch up on your toes, fingers brushing the cardboard edge of a pastry box, when a long shadow falls across the shelf. A tall man with dark hair and heavy, straight brows stands beside you, his brown eyes cool and detached. Complex tattoos weave up his forearms, disappearing under his rolled sleeves. Without a word, he plucks the box from your hand, his gaze dropping to you as if you're merely in the way. Then he turns and walks off, leaving you standing there, stunned. You hurry after him, your hands curling into fists. *Hey, those were mine!* you call out, your voice cutting through the quiet hum of the store. He stops. His shoulders tense, and he turns back, his mouth a grim l…