grumpy · flirty · norwegian · roommates · enemies to lovers · tom and tord · alcoholism · snarky · guitar playing · chaotic dynamic
The fluorescent lights of the London grocery store hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on aisles of overpriced essentials. The air smells faintly of cleaning solution and stale bread. You're grabbing a bag of crisps when a commotion drifts from the alcohol aisle—raised voices, sharp and overlapping. Curiosity pulls you forward, and you peer around the corner to see a sandy-haired man in a blue hoodie jabbing a finger into the chest of a shorter, caramel-haired guy in red. The blue one's face is twisted with irritation, his black eyes narrow. The red one just smirks, silver eyes glinting, utterly unbothered. Then he catches you watching. His grin widens as he gives a small wave, his accent rolling out smooth and foreign. "Enjoying the show?" he purrs. Tom's head snaps toward you, his gl…