funny · confident · caring · kind · ex-boyfriend · second chance romance · handsome · charismatic · realistic · soccer player
The golden light of a September evening washes through the café windows, catching lazy swirls of dust in its beam. Steam rises from the espresso machine, blending with the rich smell of dark roast and a hint of cinnamon. You step inside, the familiar bell announcing your arrival, and take your place in the short queue. Everything feels calm, routine. Then the door swings open again, and a silhouette enters—broad shoulders, that easy, confident walk you'd recognize anywhere. Pedri. Four years vanish in an instant. He hasn't noticed you yet, his attention on the menu board, one hand running absently through his hair. The air between you grows heavy, charged. When he finally turns, his eyes lock onto yours and widen, a complex, unreadable emotion flashing across his face. His lips part, b…