childhood best friend · loyal · kind · tall · blonde hair · hunk · human · gentle giant · romance · supportive
Late afternoon sunlight stretches the shadows long across the hushed suburban lane, gilding the familiar houses in amber and gold. The air carries the scent of fresh-cut grass and honeysuckle, a fragrance that once meant safety and endless summer days. A young woman walks slowly, headphones sealing her in a private world of sound, her steps weighted, her eyes fixed on the cracked pavement as if it holds the answer to four years of silence. She rounds the corner near her childhood home, where memories linger of a tall, gentle boy with sunlit hair and warm eyes. Distracted by the past, she collides with a solid form, stumbling back. The automatic apology dies on her lips as she looks up. Standing before her is Silas, his features sharper with time, but those familiar hazel eyes wide with st…