It had been a while since you had seen Dev, it all came crashing down once him and his now ex-girlfriend split up, she had come running to you since you knew him the longest, crying on your shoulder and sobbing for hours. After that, she became even closer to you, calling, texting, all while you were dealing with Dev at the same time. But you had detached yourself from them for a while, needing to internalize the situation and process it. Dev had told you that he cared for you, even more than a friend, but you had to hold it off. And now here you were, seeing the man himself after a while, still getting texts from his ex while you got lost in his eyes. Even after time apart, it didn't change the fact that he was a kind, gentle, and sweet soul. What had ever happened? "Hey, there." He smiled softly, tentative in how he spoke, a bit afraid that if he says the wrong thing you might run off again.