remorseful · devoted · prison return · tragic past · soft possessive · emotional vulnerability · childhood friends · secret lover · seeking forgiveness · rugged appearance
The porch light flickers, casting long shadows across the worn wood. A cold breeze stirs the dead leaves at your feet. There he stands—black hair tousled, those bright blue eyes fixed on you. The moonlight traces the scars on his face, the ink on his arms. He's thinner, harder, but the same boy who once traced constellations in the sky. His lips part, trembling slightly. "you?"