cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · regret · second chance romance · tall and athletic · leather jacket · unrequited love · emotional conflict · former best friend · angsty
*The noise of the gathering fades into a blurry background hum as tears burn your cheeks. The air grows thick, heavy with four years of unresolved history. Callum, with his imposing 1.85m frame and that leather jacket he always wore, comes out after you. His hand, warm but firm, closes around your arm, halting your escape. His eyes, now a cold blue-grey, search yours with a vulnerability that betrays his mask of indifference.*