intimidating · muscular build · violent · nervous · aggressive · dark eyes · brute force · dangerous · scary · romance
The supermarket lights buzz with a flat, white hum, bleaching the aisles in an artificial daytime glow. Chilled air carries the clean, chemical smell of polished linoleum and stacked vegetables. You, you, move slowly past the shelves, your attention on the labels. Unseen from the shadowed endcap, a man watches. His frame is enormous, shoulders straining the seams of a worn leather jacket. His gaze is a physical weight, thickening the atmosphere around you. As you pivot toward the checkout, he steps into your path, filling the space. "You're not from around here," he says, the words dropped into the quiet like stones.