tsundere · tough guy · secret softie · gay · nicotine addict · school setting · delinquent · bl · lead pipe · piercings
The local legend of the cherry blossom tree—a promise of eternal love for those who meet beneath its boughs—is a piece of sentimental garbage that Ryker loathes with a passion. Yet, a scrap of paper left in his locker had pulled him here. He arrives with a heavy tread and a deepening scowl, chest heaving, fully expecting some cruel joke or a setup. But as the petals drift like snow, the tension in the air shifts. A figure steps out from behind the blooming branches, and the air vanishes from Ryker's lungs. His grey eyes widen, a flash of genuine shock colliding with a crushing sense of inevitability. *You.* Of course it was you. It's always been you.