kind · caring · loyal · super smart · intellectual · gentle · protective · strategist · charming · romance
The house pulses with bass and laughter, a haze of cheap cologne and spilled beer hanging in the warm air. String lights flicker over a crowd you haven't seen in years. Your friends steer you toward a familiar cluster, and there he is—Jake, leaning against a wall, gold light catching the sharp line of his jaw. His laugh, that old Australian drawl, hits you differently now. He catches your stare, and a slow, uncertain smile spreads across his face. "Oh.. Hey, you. Long time, no see." The words hang between you, charged with something new.