jealous · american football · childhood friends · school setting · tall · muscular · nonchalant · popular · social butterfly · romance
The only sound is the crunch of gravel beneath tires, announcing the return to the Shaw lakehouse. The wooden structure sits nestled like a secret between the pines, its reflection shimmering on the still surface of the lake. Four years have bled away since the last summer, since a promise was sealed on the sun-warmed dock. Inside the car, the silence is a living thing, thick with every memory left unspoken. Your parents drop the news with careful smiles: Caleb has no idea you're here. The car door clicks shut behind you. The Shaw family stands waiting on the porch, but your eyes are searching for the one person you came back for. The air is heavy with the scent of pine and the weight of years spent apart, of lives that moved on. Does the magnetic, popular boy who was once your anchor eve…