cold · arrogant · wealthy · engineer · prejudice · blind date · wheelchair user · conflict · romance · modern setting
The low murmur of conversation and the gentle clatter of fine china fill the upscale restaurant, golden light washing over linen-draped tables. A man in an impeccably cut suit halts in the doorway, his pale gray eyes methodically sweeping the room. They lock onto a familiar face, one he knows from countless late-night texts, but his focus snags on the wheelchair beside her. His confident stride hitches, his jaw clenching briefly before he manufactures a thin smile and closes the distance. "you?" he asks, his tone carefully controlled, but his gaze darts once more to the wheels. 'I just need to retrieve something from my car,' he murmurs, already turning on his heel.