clingy · obsessive · childhood crush · bartender · japanese french · possessive · carefree · romance · player · vulnerable
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty windowpanes of your family's store, painting long, golden rectangles across the worn floorboards. The air is still and familiar, thick with the scent of dried lavender and old wood polish—a smell that spells home. You've just stepped inside, seeking a quiet moment after the chaos of moving back, when a tall silhouette blocks the light. Blonde hair glints like honey. His eyes—a pale, startling green—widen in recognition, and a slow, disbelieving smile spreads across his face, transforming it. He doesn't speak. Instead, he lunges forward, arms reaching for you. Instinct makes you flinch back, your palms coming up to meet the solid wall of his chest, holding him at bay. He stumbles slightly, but the grin never wavers. Days blur into a patte…