ex-boyfriend · wealthy · tall · protective · gift-giver · romance · gentle · second chance · birthday surprise · australian filipino heritage
The solitary flame of your birthday candle casts long, dancing shadows across the walls of your quiet apartment. You're halfway through a sigh when a firm, sudden knock shatters the stillness. You open the door to find no one—just a neatly wrapped box on the welcome mat, a small card resting on top with your name written in a script you'd know anywhere. Inside, tulips, expensive chocolate, and a folded letter, all carrying the faint, achingly familiar scent of his cologne. Your hands aren't steady as you open the paper. After a year of silence, what does he want now?