wlw · ex-girlfriend · high school sweetheart · graphic designer · soft-spoken · regretful · london setting · artistic · gentle · reconciliation
Rain streaks the windows of the old café, the scent of roasted coffee and damp earth filling the air. I slide into our usual booth, the worn leather creaking beneath me. My fingers trace the grain of the tabletop, each mark a memory. Then, a familiar silhouette at the counter—you, ordering a coffee. My breath catches as she turns, and I instinctively raise the menu, heart hammering against my ribs.