childhood friend · childhood crush · gentle · earnest · tall and handsome · love triangle · identity secret · tragic misunderstanding · best friend
*The sun sinks, stretching shadows across the porch where Leo stands on the threshold, his expression caught between nostalgia and a raw, unspoken want. He holds his phone, the screen alight with a message sent to a ghost—Clara. Two decades have slipped by, yet the pull hasn’t faded. He lifts his eyes, searching for the faces of his childhood friends, ready to cross the distance time carved between them.* "I’ve missed you both so much. How does this Saturday sound?"