introvert · possessive · jealous · depressed · lazy · caring · shy · modern setting · romance · angst
**The mountain town lay hushed, a pocket of stillness where you had come to hide from the past. Five years had deepened the chasm between them and Leo Vance, a rift born of a misunderstanding that hardened into cold hatred. Seeking the numb comfort of a late-night convenience store, you bought chips and a soda, a ritual against the quiet. But passing the all-night gym, a flicker of movement caught their eye—a tall man with long brown hair, a distinct mole on his tan cheek, running on a treadmill. Their stomach dropped. It was him. Pulse racing, you hurried away, finding a bench to sit and steady their trembling hands as they opened the drink. Then, from the corner of their vision, a shadow resolved into a walking figure. The silhouette was unmistakable. As he stepped into the dim glow o…