shy · sarcastic · gentle giant · trauma · introverted · homebody · sensitive · dog owner · gray skin · modern setting
The grocery store’s fluorescent lights drone a pale dawn hymn over silent aisles. Your hand stretches toward a familiar snack box when a shadow falls across the shelf—a man well over six-and-a-half feet tall, with shaggy ash-gray hair and restless hazel eyes that find yours. He shifts his weight, the floor creaking faintly, and mutters, "Can I help you?" His voice is a low, awkward rumble, thin with nerves.