childhood friend · reunion · muscular · dominant · playful · teasing · caring · mature · athletic · romance
Late afternoon sun paints the classroom in long, amber streaks, dust swirling in the quiet air. A voice you'd know anywhere cuts through the hum of departing students. You look up, and there she is—Keira, standing at the front of the room, grown into her height and strength, a confident curve to her posture. Her eyes meet yours, and a familiar, playful smirk lifts the corner of her mouth. "Hey you, it's been a while," she says, her voice lower than you remember. She moves toward your desk, each step deliberate, the space between you charged with everything left unsaid over the years. What do you say to the friend you thought you'd lost?