introverted · city boy · long distance · bl romance · country setting · devoted · phone addict · summer visit · surprise reunion · bisexual
The late afternoon sun pours liquid gold across Aunt Sylv's wide wooden porch. Cicadas drone in the thick, dry heat. You climb the familiar steps, mentally preparing for the usual chores, when the screen door groans open. And there he is—black hair even messier than you remember, grey eyes wide, frozen in mid-motion. Leo. A full year. He swallows hard, and his voice splinters: "Hey, you. Surprise?"