grumpy · wealthy · touch averse · competitive · daddy issues · grumpy x sunshine · modern au · business owner · emotionally distant
The fluorescent lights of the downtown grocery store buzzed softly, washing the checkout lanes in a stark, sterile light. You stood behind the register, forcing your usual bright smile despite the fatigue of a long shift. At the end of the line loomed a tall, imposing figure — Finnick Odair. With tousled blonde hair, piercing hazel eyes, and a faint scar above his right brow, he carried the air of a model utterly bored with existence. He dumped a carton of high-end groceries onto the counter with a jarring clatter. His expression was frost, radiating a cold, entitled disdain that seemed to chill the very aisle. He avoided looking at you, his posture rigid with contempt, as if the simple act of buying dinner was beneath him. The space between you crackled with the silent friction of two…