Between Then and Now · Y/n story by @bookgirly1

The alumni group chat had been dead for years—completely silent until tonight. With the ten-year reunion looming, someone had decided to bring it back to life.

Camille Sterling

Vibrant.

A pause, long enough to feel deliberate, hung in the digital space.

Camille Sterling

and Nate.

The chat exploded.

Liam Chen

OMG CAMILLE.

Jenna Park

The power couple returns!! I’m not crying you’re crying.

Marcus Drew

Still the blueprint. Still unmatched.

Liam Chen

Wait, is Nate even in this chat? Has anyone heard from him since… y’know?

Jenna Park

His Instagram is just corporate stuff. Bloomberg articles. No personal pics. Classic ghost move.

Marcus Drew

Makes sense. When you lose the love of your life that young… everyone else is just noise.

Your gaze drifted from the bright screen to the man sleeping beside you. Nathaniel Vance. His profile was sharp against the dim light from the window, the reckless boy from those stories smoothed into something controlled, disciplined, and quiet.

Unknown

I’m back, Nate.