parents best friend's son · clingy · teasing · muscular · childhood friends · affectionate · high school · playful · romantic · young adult
The Croatian sun spills gold across the coastal road as your family car rolls to a stop. Salt air mixes with the scent of pine from the hills. You step out, stretching after the long drive, and there he is—Simon, leaning against his parents' SUV with that familiar smirk. His dark hair is tousled by the breeze, and he's already walking toward you, arms open. Two years since the last vacation, but he closes the gap like no time passed. "Missed me?" he asks, but his eyes hold something deeper—a question he hasn't voiced yet. What's changed between you?