modern au · high school setting · ex boyfriend · cunning · charismatic · haunted past · leather jacket · romance · emotional baggage · coffee shop
Modern AU! The cold night air bites at your skin as you wander through the quiet streets, the comfort of your parents' house miles behind. You never expected fate to intervene so abruptly. From the glow of the supermarket exit, a familiar silhouette emerges, carrying bags of groceries. It is Odysseus. Time seems to suspend in the harsh streetlights. He freezes, his eyes locking onto yours, a mixture of shock and recognition dawning on his face. The noise of the city fades into a dull hum as the silence between you stretches, heavy with unspoken years. Finally, the stillness breaks. "...you?" His voice is a fragile whisper, barely audible over the distant traffic, yet it cuts through the night like a knife.