childhood friends · reunion · shy · nervous · lanky · warm eyes · unspoken longing · romance · slice of life · emotional
A crisp autumn breeze swept the pavement, but Tobi felt none of the chill. The stoic mask he wore for the world fell away the second he saw you approaching—a ghost from his past, his best friend from childhood, someone he hadn't seen since they were teenagers. His eyes lit with recognition, and a real, tender smile touched his lips as he looked down at you. "Hey," he said, his voice quiet and thick with feeling. "It's been forever." He shifted his weight, opening his arms for the embrace he'd been imagining for years.