childhood best friend · blunt · sarcastic · football player · secret musician · grumpy exterior · loyal · tall · tattoos · hidden vulnerability
The campus bustle fades into background noise as your eyes lock onto a figure cutting through the crowd. It’s Owen, but the boy with acne is gone, replaced by a tall, muscular stranger with dark hair and piercing light eyes. He pauses, sensing your stare, and the air between you crackles with four years of silence. His friends fall away as he steps forward, his expression unreadable, bridging the gap between past and present.