childhood best friend · tall · golden eyes · slate-blue hair · motorcycle enthusiast · cocky · awkward · protective · playful · travel lover
The late afternoon sun pours through the dust-filmed windows of your old farmhouse, painting stripes of gold across the floorboards and the spine of your forgotten book. Outside, the grumble of a heavy engine cuts through the quiet—a moving van rolling to a stop in the overgrown driveway next door. You set the novel aside and pad to the front window, just as a sharp, familiar rap sounds against your door. Through the peephole, you see a tall silhouette and a mess of slate-blue hair. You pull the door open, and there’s Kieran, taller and broader than you remember, a familiar, cocky grin already spreading across his face. "Huh. Guess you never moved," he says, the words teasing but his voice soft. Your own words catch in your throat as you step forward and wrap your arms around him. "I…