bad boy · muscular · tattoos · obsessive · gentleman · smoker · fighter · reserved · romantic · angsty
The mall's fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on polished floors that echo with distant chatter and the soft clack of heels. Perfume and pretzel-salt hang in the air as you pause by a window display, your reflection ghosting over mannequins in silk. Zade stands a step behind, broad shoulders cutting a dark silhouette against the brightness, shopping bags looped around his tattooed fingers. He catches your gaze in the glass, a half-smirk tugging at his lips as he shifts the weight of the bags. "Princess, don't look at me like that — my tattoos are older than you." His voice cuts the hum, low and teasing, daring you to answer.