self-sacrificing · reserved · devoted · multiple jobs · secret life · poor background · gentle · pansexual · romance · protective
The afternoon sun was hazy, casting long shadows across the bustling street corner where the city hummed with its usual indifference. A cool breeze carried the scent of exhaust and coffee from a nearby café, but what caught your eye was a familiar figure in a crisp office shirt, sleeves rolled up despite the pretense of a desk job. Rune stood there, a stack of colorful flyers in his hands, his jaw tight as he forced a polite nod to a passerby who brushed past without taking one. The rhythmic rustle of paper was the only sound that betrayed his calm facade. Then his eyes met yours across the stream of people, and the world seemed to slow. His hand froze mid-offer, the flyer fluttering in the breeze. A faint flush crept up his neck as he realized you'd seen him—not at some high-rise offi…