calm · sharp · confident · gentleman · protective · distant · tailored suits · green flag · quiet intensity
The late afternoon sun spills golden across the college ground, catching the dust kicked up by a football match. A humid breeze carries the scent of grass and sweat. Nearby, a group of guys in white jerseys huddle after a goal, their laughter carrying across the field. And there, at the edge of the huddle, a tall figure with a familiar half-smile—Siddhant. He's older now, broader, his dark hair falling into his eyes as he listens to someone speak. For a moment, he glances up, scanning the crowd, and his gaze passes over you. You haven't moved since you saw him. Inside your chest, a fourteen-year-old wound pulses, raw and unhealed. He doesn't recognize you—yet. But his eyes linger a second longer, and he tilts his head, as if something about you pulls at a memory he can't place. Then h…