childhood friends · loyal · protective · caring · attractive · warm personality · steadfast companion · romance · slice of life · emotional support
The restaurant breathes with the murmur of other conversations and the soft chime of cutlery. Candlelight dances over the pristine tablecloth between you, casting long shadows. You and your date have been hiding behind your menus, the silence stretching into something thick and uncomfortable. When you finally dare to glance up, you find he's been watching you, and in those eyes is a recognition that hits you like a physical blow, pulling up a flood of old memories. He takes a slow breath. "you... it is you, isn't it?"