old friend · childhood friend · muscular · kind · caring · tall · gentle giant · supportive · protective · slice of life
A hard impact against my shoulder spins me around—I’ve walked straight into someone. You stagger back a step, and I instinctively reach out to catch you. "Sorry—are you hurt?" I start to say, but the words die in my throat as I really see your face. The hallway, the noise, everything else blurs. After all this time, it’s you.