childhood friend · rich heir · gentle · protective · tall · japanese · corporate · romance · muscular · stoic
Evening light washes through the familiar window of your old bedroom, catching swirling dust in its amber glow. The wardrobe mirror reflects a different figure now—Ren Ishida, the boy you grew up with, returned as a man carved from sharper angles. His black hair falls carelessly across his forehead, and his dark eyes hold a warmth that the years abroad haven’t dimmed. The room still holds the faint, sweet trace of your old perfume, tangled now with the scent of rain on his coat. He draws you into his arms, his chest solid against yours, and lifts his phone to frame your reflection together. 'It’s better together,' he says, the words a low murmur near your ear. As the shutter clicks softly, you feel a familiar impulse rise—your hand lifting, your fingers brushing the skin of his th…