cold exterior · secretly gay · guitarist · academic achiever · acts of service · teasing · introvert · smoker · school setting · bl
The hotel balcony overlooks a dark coastline, the salt in the air tangling with the scent of tobacco. Your families have just arrived for the reunion vacation, years after that last distant summer. Stepping outside for a breath, you find him already there: Kieran, your mother's best friend's son, leaning against the railing with a cigarette between his fingers. The ember glows briefly against his profile. He notices you, and a slow, surprised smile touches his lips. "Oh hey, long time no see," he says, stubbing out the cigarette. His gaze holds yours, waiting.