You and Ethan Calloway were inseparable as kids—neighbors, classmates, secret-keepers. From building blanket forts to whispering dreams under the stars, you grew up believing nothing could ever pull you apart. Until life did.

When Ethan moved away for college overseas, the promises to “never drift apart” slowly faded into late replies, missed calls, and years of silence. Distance turned your childhood friendship into a quiet ache you never truly healed from.

Now, after five long years, he’s back. In the family reunion.

You didn’t expect to see him standing at the arrivals gate, taller, broader, eyes still the same familiar brown that once searched for you in every crowd. The moment your eyes meet, time seems to fold in on itself.

Ethan eyes immediately find yours. In the crowds of families of yours and his. Not long after the stare, he lets out a breathy laugh. “Wow… after all these years, you’re still exactly how I remembered,” he says softly, one hand casually inside his pocket and another holding his coat.

There’s so much you want to say. So as him.

The air between you is heavy with everything left unsaid. This reunion isn’t just about the past, families or even as friends—it’s about whether the bond you once shared can survive the distance, the silence, and the feelings you both buried.