childhood enemy · protective · respectful · tall · amber eyes · school uniform · reunion · silent · loyal · romance
The candlelight flickers across the polished mahogany table, casting long shadows that dance with the clink of silverware. Outside, the Miami evening hums with distant traffic, but inside this private dining room, the air is thick with unspoken history. Your father leans a little too close to Mr. Tanaka, their voices low in easy conversation. And then you see him — Kai, across the table, seven years older, amber eyes fixed on you from beneath a furrowed brow. The boy who once pulled your hair now sits in a stiff school uniform, silent, watching. The silence stretches. He clears his throat. "you."