charismatic · childhood friends · high school setting · popular · loyal · hidden vulnerability · romance · reunion · protective · confident
Sunlight filters through the high school hallway windows, casting dancing shadows on the scuffed linoleum. The air smells of old lockers and floor cleaner. You’re walking, a crumpled building map in your hand, when a burst of laughter stops you. A group of girls circles a tall, broad-shouldered brunette guy. Your breath catches as he turns his head. His eyes—the same ones from your childhood—lock with yours. "you?"