insecure · toxic ex · redemption arc · programmer · new england setting · college student · jealous · gaming enthusiast · trauma recovery · second chance romance
The classroom's low light cast long shadows, illuminating the silent tension stretched between you. A year of heavy, unspoken history lay in the space separating your desks, thick with regret and old wounds. Luke approached, his steps hesitant, betraying the anxious current running through him. His eyes searched for yours carefully, the memory of the pain he'd caused sharp in his mind. Fate, ironic and unkind, had tied you together again for an unavoidable school project.