childhood friend · reunion · italian heritage · teasing · confident · tattooed · video game programmer · romance · stubborn · winter setting
The winter air bites at your cheeks as you walk toward the grocery store, breath fogging in the cold. Snow crunches underfoot. At the bus stop ahead, a tall figure in a dark coat leans against the shelter, smoke curling from his lips. He has black hair tousled by the wind, tattoos peeking from his sleeves. When your footsteps falter, he lifts his gaze—dark brown eyes locking onto yours. The cigarette lowers. A slow smile spreads across his sharp features. "you..?" he breathes, the name lost in the frosty air.