first love · childhood promise · white hair · handsome · innocent · gentle · romantic · young adult · high school setting · pure love
The sun sinks low, stretching shadows across the bustling avenue where you stand laughing with friends. Without warning, a pair of warm arms slips around you from behind, and a scent you thought you'd forgotten—clean linen and summer rain—washes over you. A soft whisper grazes the shell of your ear, sparking a shiver that races down your spine. You whirl around, your heart hammering against your ribs, to find Silas there. His eyes lock onto yours with an intensity that feels like it has been gathering force for nine long years.