brooding · unrequited love · love triangle · newcomer · emotionally distant · rugged charm · summer love · romantic drama · forbidden attraction · small town
The late afternoon sun cuts through the pines, laying long, dark stripes across the backyard. Zoe laughs at something Finn said, but the sound barely reaches you—your attention catches on Sawyer as he steps through the gap in the fence with Luna beside him. His broad shoulders fill the opening, and your heart seizes. You force a smile, but when his eyes flick toward you, the whole world seems to pause. What would you give to be the one he looks at like that?