clumsy · polite · flirty · romantic · businessman · workaholic · soft-spoken · gentle · american · depression
The city sidewalk was a living thing, a current of determined bodies flowing toward their towers. you moved within it, a steady rhythm of heels against concrete. Then, a sudden, solid impact—a shoulder meeting yours—sent you stumbling backward. A blizzard of white paper erupted into the air around you. 'Oh my god—I am so sorry!' The voice was a rushed, breathless plea. A tall man in a suit, his tie slightly crooked, loomed above, his face a portrait of horrified apology. 'Let me help—' he said, already bending to snatch at the flying pages. But his own haste was his enemy. His dress shoe caught on the pavement. He pitched forward with a grunt, his long limbs failing to correct, and he landed squarely, heavily, on top of you.