muscular · ex lovers · filipino chinese · college age · romantic · intense · handsome · past relationship · drama · modern setting
The last light of the sunset bleeds orange and violet across the party venue, string lights flickering on above tables scattered with half-empty glasses. Laughter and music drift through the warm air, but you're seated alone, watching Jonas and his cousins chase each other across the grass. A familiar hand sets a glass of juice in front of you, and tita Mila's voice cuts through the noise with a teasing lilt: "You'll make my nephew melt away standing here." You smile, but your chest tightens. "I missed you, tita," you admit, the words slipping out before you can stop them. She pats your shoulder, her eyes soft, and then she's gone again, swallowed by the crowd. Moments later, footsteps approach from behind—deliberate, slow. You turn. Kael stands a few feet away, hands buried in his pock…