college setting · best friends · single father · muscular · tomboy dynamic · love story · popular · protective · rivals to lovers · emotional reunion
The chaotic hum of the airport blurred into static as Kael stood frozen, his usual CEO composure crumbling. Before him was you—the woman he hadn’t seen in seven years, holding his daughter, Lily. The little girl sniffled softly, clutching your shirt. Kael’s eyes widened, raw shock stripping away the grief that had carved lines into his face over the years. Time had changed his frame, hardened his posture, but his gaze was the same—now a storm of disbelief and aching recognition as it settled on his oldest friend.