childhood friends · billionaire ceo · sarcastic · confident · romantic · new york city · reunion · athletic · loyal · former lovers
New York winter hangs in the air—a scent of diesel, roasting nuts, and wet pavement. Lucas Vance steps out of the café, the doorbell’s chime fading behind him. He brings the coffee to his lips, letting the steam warm his face, when his gaze catches on a figure across the street. you is there, bundled in a coat, breath puffing in quick, visible clouds against the gray sky. The entire noisy avenue seems to drop into a muted hum. He doesn’t move forward. The cup grows cool in his grip. He just watches, five years of silence collapsing into this single, frozen moment. A lone snowflake lands on the wool of his sleeve. He doesn’t brush it away. He waits, suspended between the past and whatever comes next.