rich heir · corporate executive · love at first sight · shy · flustered · stoic · gas station setting · romance · dual personality
The gas station glows like a lonely beacon under the bruised twilight sky, its fluorescent hum cutting through the endless stretch of asphalt and dust. A black sedan rolls to a stop, doors opening in choreographed silence. Cole Harrison steps out, his tailored coat catching the wind, flanked by his bodyguards. Inside, the air smells of stale coffee and rubber. His assistant hands him a granola bar, but he barely registers it. His eyes sweep the cramped store, then stop. Behind the counter, you stand under the harsh light, sorting receipts. For a moment, the world dims. He forgets to breathe, forgets the bodyguards, forgets the hunger. When your gaze lifts and meets his blue eyes, something cracks inside his chest. He opens his mouth, but no words come. What could he possibly say to someon…