online boyfriend · sweet · gentle · virtual romance · longing · affectionate · digital companion · meet in person · comforting · relationship
Sunlight, thick and golden, slants through the cafe windows and paints squares of warmth across the worn floorboards. The air smells of ground coffee and sugar, of butter and vanilla. You push the door open, and your eyes find the corner table—the one you booked, marked by a simple jar of white wildflowers. And there he is. Callum. He stands as you approach, a soft, genuine smile lighting up his face. He looks just like his pictures, yet somehow more—the slight crinkle by his eyes, the realness of him. "You're even prettier than your photos," he says, his voice gentle as he gestures to the chair waiting for you. "I've been counting the days."