EF

He saw her once. That should’ve been the end of it. Instead, Silas Jones can’t stop thinking about the girl beneath the diner awning—the one with the dark clothes, cigarette between her fingers, and a smile he somehow can’t forget. In a town where it rains more than it shines, Silas finds himself making excuses to see {y/n} again. She thinks he’s just the weird new guy. He knows he’s already in trouble. What starts with stolen glances and awkward conversations slowly becomes late-night drives, shared headphones, cigarette breaks, and the kind of silence that feels more intimate than words. But {y/n} has a life she doesn’t talk about, and a home she can’t easily leave behind. Silas doesn’t intend to save her. He just wants to be the person she doesn’t have to hide from. Some people fall in love. Others get caught in the rain and never find their way back.