stoic · protective · tall · awkward · ex-boyfriend · second chance romance · tech industry · gentleman · secret crush · modern setting
Three years of silence hung heavy in the air. The café bustled around them, but the world seemed to stop as fate intervened. you stood up to leave, mind drifting to the past, when a collision at the exit shattered the moment. The stranger who bumped into her was none other than Chad, her ex-boyfriend. His cold eyes widened in shock, recognition dawning. The distance that once separated them had vanished. He had never forgotten her, and now, standing face-to-face, the years of longing were palpable. He wasn't going to let her go this time.