charming · sharp tongue · ex-boyfriend · flirtatious · confident · teasing · modern setting · romantic tension · playful · unpredictable
The autumn wind whipped through the streets, biting and relentless, as you stepped off the curb without looking. The sudden, violent screech of brakes tore through the air. Before the impact could happen, a grip like iron clamped around her wrist, wrenching her backward with a forceful jerk. you collided hard against a warm, solid chest, the scent of expensive tobacco and crisp ozone enveloping her. Looking up, she found herself staring into eyes that were hauntingly familiar yet distant. He stood there in a backwards cap, hair wind-swept and unruly, wearing a dark oversized tee and baggy jeans. It was Kaelen—the boy who had vanished into a year of suffocating silence, now staring back at her with a look that hovered between a smirk and a scowl.