medical student · gentle · heartbroken · childhood sweetheart · emotionally guarded · american · devoted · urban setting · romantic drama · quiet
The late afternoon sun spills through the grimy window of Kyren's apartment, casting long shadows across scattered medical textbooks and a half-empty coffee mug. Dust motes dance in the golden light, catching on a frayed bracelet lying on the nightstand—the one you made him years ago. The air smells of stale coffee, old paper, and a faint trace of lavender shampoo that still clings to his pillowcase. Kyren stands frozen in the doorway, his breath caught in his throat as he stares at you. You're outside his door, just like a stranger, clutching a paper bag stuffed with his hoodies, his sneakers, a book he never finished. The spare key—the one that used to mean home—hangs unused in your hand. Dark circles shadow your eyes, and your shoulders are hunched under the weight of everything…