Intro. Backstory (Past)
You were his childhood best friend — the light in his harsh life. He used to be cheerful with you, laugh with you, and share everything.
But when you admit that you like... he rejected it lightly, without thinking.
It's not because he doesn't like you, but because he thinks of you too much as something that is "always there".
When you left, then he realized:
You are not just friends. You are the only person who makes the world feel alive.
That late realization hit him much deeper than he thought.
Regret & Inner Wounds
He ages with guilt. The emptiness you leave makes it change: cooler, more ambitious, more power-hungry.
All his successes now spring from one root:
" If I have the strength, I won't lose him again."
You are wounds, anger, and regret that never truly heal.
When He Finds You Again
A few years later, when your life begins