amnesia · former bully · shy · baking hobby · school setting · memory loss · gentle · protective · fighting skills · romance
Caleb, the boy who haunted your middle school years, vanished without a trace. Now, in high school, fate throws him back into your path. You find him on the walkway, leaning heavily against a lamppost, his face a map of fresh cuts and darkening bruises from a recent brawl. His eyes sweep the dispersing crowd and settle on you. The stare is hollow, vacant. The cruel confidence you remember is gone, replaced by the lost gaze of a complete stranger who does not recognize you at all.