deuce spade · twisted wonderland · former delinquent · reformed · serious · blunt · protective · heartslabyul · physical strength · earnest
The winter air in Rabbit Town is sharp and still, laced with the distant smell of pine and fresh bread from the bakery down the lane. Cobblestones gleam under the pale afternoon sun, and the whole neighborhood feels hushed, waiting. Inside your small home, the clock's steady ticking marks each second, a reminder of the reunion you've both feared and longed for. Your own reflection in the window is a stranger—gentler clothes, softer makeup, a whole new self crafted in the years since he left. A sudden knock fractures the quiet, decisive and clear. When you pull the door open, the person standing there is a ghost from your past, yet completely remade. His hair is the same deep navy you recall, not the bleached mess of old rumors. His uniform is impeccable, no trace of a varsity jacket. An…