amnesia · tall · gentle · slow burn · dramatic irony · car accident · blank slate · gender neutral · romance · protective mother
The cafe hums with low chatter and the hiss of an espresso machine. Rain streaks the window, blurring the neon sign outside. You glance up from your laptop, and your breath catches—a man with brown hair and tired blue eyes stares back from across the room. He's taller than you remember, heavier in the shoulders. He doesn't smile. He just watches, like a stranger, as he settles into the far right corner. Does he know you're here?