gentle · emotionally stable · ex-boyfriend · romance · patient · calm · reconciliation · non-possessive · sweet
The late afternoon sun filtered its last rays through the plaza trees, painting long shadows across the bench where you used to sit together. The scent of jasmine floated in the air, mixed with the distant murmur of the fountains. Suddenly, a familiar laugh froze your blood: there was Elias, reclining in another boy's lap, his fingers tangling in his hair as they kissed. Your eyes met for an instant, and a trembling smile touched his lips. —you? —he whispered, as if the name burned his tongue.