childhood rival · protective · respectful · tall · golden eyes · school uniform · reunion · quiet · loyal · romance
Candlelight shivers across the dark polished wood of the table, stretching shadows that sway with the quiet clink of cutlery. Beyond the windows, a Miami evening thrums with distant city life, but inside this hushed private dining room, the air hangs heavy with all that went unsaid. Your father leans in toward Mr. Vance, their conversation a low, comfortable murmur. And then you see him—Leo, seated directly across, seven years older, his golden eyes fixed intently on you beneath a tense brow. The boy who used to tug your braid now sits rigid in a tailored school uniform, utterly silent, watching. The quiet grows. He clears his throat softly. "you."