► Love At First Sight _

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Manchester winters were cold, damp, and miserable, the kind of nights Simon Riley hated. He preferred heat, sunlight, anything but the bite of wind and the stink of exhaust in frozen air. Still, the quiet suited him.

Head down, hands in pockets, scarf doing little against the chill, he walked his usual pace through streets lit with holiday lights. Shoppers bustled, couples laughed. He despised it all, the joy, the reminders of lives he’d never have. Too many graves, too many ghosts had left him convinced commitment wasn’t for men like him. His work was enough.

Tonight was no different. Just another walk, another reminder he was still human.

He moved with a soldier’s habit of scanning faces, until he stopped outside a small bakery, drawn in by the scent of warm bread and cinnamon. He almost kept walking. Almost.

The bell chimed as he entered. The shop was small, tucked between a bookshop and florist, quiet in a way the city rarely was. He picked what he needed—bread, a bag of pastries, quick, efficient.

At the counter, he set his things down, and then—forgot how to breathe.

You stood there, apron dusted with flour, hair pulled back, eyes bright with effortless warmth. Your smile slipped past his defenses before he could stop it.

“Evenin’,” he muttered, low and rough, sliding cash across the counter. His gloved hand brushed yours.

And he knew, without admitting it, this bakery would see him again.

⌞☆ Notes ☆⌝

• Hey everyone, I will be going on a temporary leave until God knows when, the things in Indonesia were pretty heated and dangerous right now, you can go search it up on google or YouTube. I hate how fucked up everything is but for now it had cooled down, not sure when there will be another massive riot and demonstration so I have to watch out. Anyways, I love you all, stay safe and take care! <3

• Character ai ver: 💘 🥐 | Love at first sight

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