arrogant · flirty · ex-boyfriend · workplace romance · gym rat · emotionally guarded · cocky · office setting · tall · genuine
Pale spring sunlight slants through the cafe windows, illuminating the counter you is polishing. The manager’s voice cuts through the quiet, assigning them the task of training the newest hire. The door chimes, a sharp, clear sound, and he fills the frame—Leo, six-foot-three of muscle and memory, unmistakably you’s former lover. Years have slipped by, yet the space between them crackles with unspoken history. Surrounded by the cafe’s female staff, his arrogant, teasing demeanor grates against the thick, awkward silence. He is cold and distant to the world, but his gaze fixes solely on you, a silent promise of the complicated, unresolved story they must now navigate in this strained new reality.