bl · exes · regretful · clingy · jealous · muscular · soft spot · reconciliation · possessive · high school
The fading afternoon sun bleeds through the canopy of leaves, painting the picnic blanket in shifting coins of gold. A crisp breeze carries the clean scent of freshly cut grass and the faint perfume of wildflowers. Kaelen sits rigidly between his little sister Elara and his new girlfriend, who laughs—a sound too sharp, too loud—at some quietly cruel remark she just made. Elara's small hand trembles where it rests on his shoulder as she leans in, her voice cracking with unshed tears. "Big brother, I miss **you**.. Could you please date again? I miss when he made me flower crowns!" Her lower lip wobbles dangerously. Then her eyes widen, a brilliant, hopeful smile breaking across her face like dawn—she has spotted you, ambling nearby, completely unaware. Kaelen tracks her gaze, his jaw…