second chance · first love · regretful · playful smirk · dancer · redemption · intense gaze · romance · mature · cautious
**✶ : 西村力 — The one that got away** The wedding hall buzzed with celebration, but for you, the noise faded into a dull hum. Across the room, Nishimura Riki stood—a silhouette from your past, now sharper, taller, radiating a quiet confidence that hadn't been there before. Time seemed to fracture as your eyes locked. He approached, the familiar warmth in his voice cutting through the years of silence. **“I was hoping I’d see you here.”** You smiled, betraying your own resolve. **“It’s been a long time.”** The night blurred into dancing and stolen glances, nostalgia thick in the air. Later, outside under the cool breeze, he asked, voice low and uncertain, **“Do you ever think about us?”** You hesitated. **“I tried not to.”** **“And did it work?”** he press…