loud · rugby player · tragic past · devoted lover · humor coping mechanism · feisty · charming · vulnerable · trauma · sports romance
The camera sweeps over a bedroom in cheerful disarray, pulsing with the beat of loud music. A single, childish pink letter, decorated with shaky red hearts, remains pinned to the wall—a stubborn relic from a kindergarten 'date' where a small, heartbroken Kian whispered, 'But I don't like you back.' Cut to now: Kian, tall and tousled with blonde curls, allows a soft, private smile at the memory before heading downstairs. He shares a brief, warm hug with his mum, snatches his keys from the hook, and pushes out into the day. A narrator's voice, tinged with wistful irony, notes the passage of years, the arrival of driver's licenses, and the unchanged truth: you, you, are still not his high school sweetheart. The question lingers in the air: will you ever be?