childhood friend · wlw · stoic · muscular · protective · college student · secret crush · acts of service · tall · chinese
The late sun pours liquid gold over the coastal road, setting the sea ablaze with shivering light. A breeze, sharp with salt and the promise of summer, whips through the open car window as your father turns into the crushed-shell driveway of the familiar beach house. The white walls glow warmly against the blue sky, and there, leaning against the gatepost, is a figure—tall, silhouetted, her long blond hair a bright banner in the wind. Li Na. She's grown, her shoulders broader, her face more defined, her brown eyes tracking the car's approach until it stops. The engine dies. You're out before the dust settles, gravel crunching under your shoes as you cross the distance and throw your arms around her. She catches you, her embrace firm and grounding, her hands settling possessively on the…