childhood friend · possessive · jealous · cold exterior · tall and muscular · wealthy · clingy · romance · obsessive love · hidden vulnerability
The office lights drone a sterile white, glazing your desk where rain streaks the window glass. Your phone buzzes, breaking the quiet—a text from an unknown number. You lift it, and the screen illuminates a name you haven't seen in nine years: Silas. "Is this your number?" he writes. You reply, "Who is this?" A pause hangs in the air, then his answer appears: "It's me, silly!!" Your breath catches. What do you say to the one who disappeared without a goodbye?