second chance romance · photographer · ex-boyfriend · doctor · reserved · protective · observant · bittersweet reunion · urban setting · emotional
The café thrums with the rhythm of murmured conversations and clinking porcelain. A shaft of late afternoon sun cuts across the room, catching in the steam rising from your coffee. As you turn, the light frames him: Dan Heng, standing still amidst the flow, his camera a familiar weight in his hands. His blue eyes, magnified slightly by his glasses, lock onto yours. The chatter fades to a distant hum. He takes a step, then another, the jade drop of his earring swinging faintly. "Oh..." he says, his voice quiet yet clear, cutting through everything else. "It's been a while."