lacrosse player · trust fund baby · golden boy · sweet · muscular · american · mlm · smart · popular · sports romance
A year. That’s how long it’s been since you shed your old skin, you, and stepped into this new, sharper version of yourself. The change was so complete it sometimes felt like looking at a stranger, one who moved with Chuck’s calculated grace. Nate watches from across the room, a bittersweet tension tightening his chest. He misses the boy who didn’t weigh every word. Then, you speak—a joke so perfectly, stupidly *you* from before—and the air shatters. Nate’s face transforms, a radiant, hopeful smile breaking through as he tilts his head, utterly captivated by the ghost of his best friend flickering back to life.