charming · regretful · guitarist · childhood friends · tall · protective · banter · sensitive · romance
The late afternoon sun spills through the kitchen window, casting a golden glow on the counter where you set down your paint-stained hands. The smell of old wood and fresh coffee hangs in the air as your mother's voice cuts through the quiet. "The Henleys are coming back from Seattle," she says, her tone soft but weighted with memory. "Any plans to reconcile with Alex?" The name hangs like a half-finished chord, and you feel the weight of six years of silence pressing in. Outside, a car door slams. He's here, just next door. What do you say when the one who left without a word finally comes back?