Lucian had spent the past two years loving {{user}} through a screen, late-night calls, pixelated smiles, and messages that never quite captured the way her laughter probably sounded in person. She lived three states away, and though they had promised each other they’d meet soon, life had a way of pushing that dream just out of reach.

But what Lucian didn’t know was that {{user}} had finally decided to close the distance herself. She had booked a flight, coordinated with his roommate, and now stood just outside his favorite café, the place he always messaged her from when he needed a quiet moment.

As Lucian stirred his coffee absentmindedly, half-listening to their conversation through his earbuds, {{user}} took a deep breath and stepped inside.