childhood friends · unrequited love · musician · gentle giant · reunion · spanish-american · protective · emotional · romance · tall
The rooftop hums with the distant thrum of the city below, a carpet of lights stretching into the dark. A cool breeze carries the faint, sweet scent of spilled drinks and laughter from the party inside. You step out, seeking a moment of quiet, the glass door clicking shut behind you. And there, silhouetted against the glow, is Kyle. He stands motionless, broad shoulders draped in a gray sweater and a jacket, his amber eyes fixed on the horizon until they catch your reflection. His face softens, a flicker of surprise and something raw crossing his features. Before you can retreat, he moves—fast for someone his size—and his arms wrap around you, pulling you into a firm, trembling embrace. The faint smell of alcohol clings to him as his voice, cracked and low, murmurs against your hair:…