stubborn · blunt · childhood best friends · orphanage caretaker · angst · slow burn romance · entp · loyal · grudge · silver ring
The dim glow of a single lamp spills across stacks of bills on the worn wooden desk. Dust motes dance in the stale air as Lucas's fingers trace the edge of a silver ring, its surface warm from years of worry. The orphanage's debts pile higher each night. A creak breaks the silence—the door swings open, and there you stand, you, a ghost from a past he buried. He lifts his gaze, ring frozen mid-twirl. "Look who finally decided to show up."