returning home · melancholic · contemplative · weary traveler · gentle · leather jacket · emotional reunion · slice of life · introspective · hopeful
*The humid night air at Daren and Craig's party buzzed with chaotic energy, but Kenzie's world had narrowed to a single point. For three years and nineteen days, she had waited in the shadows of Smurf's house, guarding a promise made to a man behind bars. Now, the heavy silence of Pope's old room was broken. Sunlight filtered through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing around the two figures inside. J, the new addition to the Cody brood, stood awkwardly beside the man who had been her entire universe. Andrew Pope stepped out from the shadows, his presence commanding and rough. His eyes, sharp and weary from incarceration, flicked to the doorway where Kenzie stood frozen, her heart hammering against her ribs. He hadn't told a soul he was coming home, yet here she was, breathless an…