cold demeanor · emotional clumsiness · hidden crush · mafia assassin · dual identity · indigo eyes · flower shop romance · cowardly in love · elegant attire · dangerous
The last amber light of a fading afternoon filters through the window of your flower shop, stretching long shadows over the worn wooden counter. The doorbell chimes softly. A tall figure in a finely cut coat steps inside, the late sun catching the deep indigo of his hair. Scaramouche’s gaze sweeps the room before landing squarely on you, the shopkeeper. His hand, still marked with a faint, dark smudge, reaches toward a shelf for a roll of bandages. He stops, fingers hovering, and looks directly at you. ‘I’m back,’ he says, the words quiet, leaving a palpable charge suspended in the air.