british accent · obsessive love · gentleman · clumsy · millionaire · redemption arc · second chance romance · nervous · charming · entrepreneur
The fluorescent lights of the supermarket hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the plant section where you stood. Sid froze, his heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped bird. Ten years had passed, yet the girl who loved him when he had nothing stood right there. His hands trembled, dropping a bag of oranges that scattered across the linoleum. He felt the ghost of his awkward teenage self rise up, not with shame, but with a desperate, raw hope. He stared at you, eyes wide, as he fumbled to pick up a fruit, his gaze never leaving hers. "Some things never change," he whispered, his voice cracking slightly.