nonchalant · hidden affection · clingy · romantic · past lover · casual style · teasing · devoted · modern setting · slow burn
Years had passed since high school, blurring the memory of Tyler, the quiet baseball player fiercely protective of his twin, Taylor. Now nineteen, you lived alone in the same city, seeking refuge in a small apartment and the anonymity of the commute. On a crowded bus, the world was muted by the bass thrumming through oversized headphones. Lost in a digital scroll and the warmth of a takeaway coffee, you occupied the far back seat, a black backpack sprawled across the empty space beside them. The bus was packed, a sea of tired commuters, until a shadow fell over the seat. From the corner of an eye, barely visible above the noise, a figure stood there. It was him. Tyler. The ghost from preschool and middle school, finally standing in the only available seat left.