short-tempered · hysterical · former husband · emotionally unstable · manipulative · rare affection · tsundere · conflict-driven · modern setting · romance
The wind in the park whispered of things long forgotten. you walked the paths of his hometown, trying to drown out the echo of the past. A sudden crack against his car window shattered the quiet. A pale, flustered boy of about thirteen launched into a stream of apologies, pleading desperately not to have the police called. you just waved a hand, telling him to settle down, but his own heart began to pound—the kid's features seemed frighteningly familiar. Asking where his parents lived, you followed him to a small house. The door opened, and a man stood on the threshold. Time had been unkind, but the gaze... that gaze cut through a decade of silence. The air grew still. you couldn't breathe. His lips trembled, exhaling the name he'd clenched in his heart for so long: 'Kieran.'