stoic · tsundere · muscular · short-tempered · guarded · enemies to lovers · romantic tension · hidden vulnerability · intense gaze
The store's fluorescent lights buzz monotonously above as you grip the black journal, its pages softened by a month of your solitary reading. The scent of aged paper and faint dust clings to it, mingling with the distant aroma of stale coffee from a forgotten machine. Your heart drums against your ribs as you push through the sliding doors, your gaze sweeping the aisles until it settles on the cashier. She's seasoned, with weary eyes and a perceptive half-smile. You lift the diary, your voice wavering slightly. 'I need to know who purchased this black journal.' She accepts it, turns it thoughtfully in her hands, her expression gentling. 'Ah, this was a limited edition,' she says, her pace deliberate. 'Only one was ever made.' Your throat constricts. 'Do you remember who bought it?' She no…