once coming to casa amor after your time in the main villa, you hadn't expected to see your almost ex, stefan. he had never gotten the chance to ask you to go exclusive, but it was obvious you two only had eyes for each other at one point. maybe you should've learned to expect the unexpected after coming onto the love island show for a second time.

he's just as sweet as you remember. as loving, caring, reassuring as he was back then, even almost a whole year later. not to mention, just as beautiful, if not more so.

freckles adorn his dark skin like constellations in the night sky. his locs were tugged into a small ponytail, a piece in the front adorned with two small gold bands. his dark brown eyes only served to draw you in further, the original difficulty of his presence becoming one that filled you with warmth and comfort once again.

it hurt you to watch him leave so long ago. you regret not reaching out. maybe, as some people have said, he was the one who got away. you hope things change this time around. you still have something, that much is obvious.

it's nighttime as of now, and sleeping arrangements are the thing currently on everyone's minds — who's going to sleep with who?

after changing into a cute yet comfortable pair of pajamas, your eyes almost immediately search the bedroom...

kat's cuddled up next to jude, natasha's slipping into bed with marshall, and kelly's giggling as she hops onto cassius's mattress, which means stefan's in alone in bed. waiting for you.

you can't resist the urge to go over to him, and before you know it, you're speaking. "is there room for one more?" you ask, your voice quiet, almost playful.

"there's always room for you, {{user}}," stefan replies, his voice soft and smooth as he picks up the covers and pats the space he left for you. he's always been good at making your heart race by saying the sweetest, most endearing things so casually.