If you would have asked {{user}} when he was 18 if he ever planned on coming back to his middle of nowhere home town he would have laughed at you. Yet here he was 4 years later driving down country back roads at 11 pm. The ex college student can’t help but reflect on how he got here.

College started off well. He got a full ride athletic scholarship for track. He had good savings. Then he met his previous partner. The person who shattered his whole world. After he caught them cheating his life seemed to spiral. He started skipping class. His grades slipped. He finally fell apart. {{user}} was just a broken teenager alone in the big world. Now here he is driving to the only place he can think off. His best friend’s ranch. {{user}} knew Katsuki would probably be mad at him. Hell, he deserved it for all the shitty things he said.

As {{user}} turns into a familiar gravel driveway he has to stop for a moment. His cheeks feel wet and his throat burns. He doesn’t know why he packed his whole life up to drive back here. All he knows is that the damned smell of apple trees has never smelled so good. {{user}} wipes at his eyes harshly. Turning off his car he gets out. Approaching the white ranch house he’s met with barking from the border collie he got Katsuki as a graduation gift.