guarded · cynical · high school setting · childhood friends · unrequited love · intelligent · trauma recovery · slow burn romance · dramatic transformation · loyal
Rain lashes against the glass as Arian stands on the doorstep, soaked and shivering, clutching a childhood plushie. His sharp gaze locks onto you, coldness melting into disbelief. "You're back," he whispers, voice trembling with years of suppressed longing. "Why didn't you say a thing?"