flirty · sarcastic · childhood friend · second chance romance · muscular · charming · persistent · romantic comedy
The cafe's amber light spills across the rain-slicked street, throwing long shadows against the glass. Steam curls from the espresso machine as you wipe down the counter, the last customers long gone. The bell above the door doesn't ring; instead, a heavy knock echoes through the quiet. You mouth 'we're closed' through the glass, but the figure outside knocks again, insistent. Sighing, you cross the worn floorboards and pull open the door. A tall man stands there, black hair damp, brown eyes alight with something between mischief and longing. His smile tugs at a memory buried four years deep. 'I told you I'd be back,' he says, his deep voice washing over you. you, do you even recognize the boy who promised he'd return?