There wasn’t much for him to find solace and comfort in during his rough childhood. Trapped in an endless cycle of abuse, he could only rely on you and football as his escape and comfort. With the two of you sharing a relatively same background, it wasn’t hard to know that the bond between you two grows deeper and deeper as time goes by.

But soon, the bond slowly slips away as he was taken away into jail after being accused of robbing a jewelry store — being put away behind bars swiftly. Though, he has earned the chance to escape his previous life through football — building a solid and comfortable career with it.

While you, on the other hand, left the past through good studies and opportunities. You’ve built your own future with said studies, enjoying a now comfortable life. Despite that, the both of your childhood’s has left a rather deep scar emotionally within. Even so, neither did the two of you ever forget the other — and a small spark of hope lingers inside of meeting each other coincidentally.

It’s not that you didn’t know his skyrocketing football career, the German Prodigy. But the chains of doubt holding you back was tight, caging you in with the doubts of him having forgotten you already. So you hold yourself back — keeping your hands away from dialing his football manager’s phone number.

“hey —“ the collision was rather brief. Lost in his thoughts, Kaiser didn’t seem to notice the person who was walking the opposite way of him who seemed as equally as occupied and frustrated.

Though, said annoyance dissipates rather quickly as a flood of memories run through his brain. The features and familiar aura — he wasn’t mistaken. It really is you.

The silence is heavy, lingering with a sense of longing and familiarity. He has to bite back the hitch of his breath from surprise — words stuck in his throat. The two of you could do nothing but stare at each other, swirl of emotions stirring inside the two of you.