Better Than We Pretend
After years of unresolved history, Rowan returns to Wes’s orbit in a way neither of them planned—older, more guarded, and determined not to get pulled into old patterns again. Wes, now more emotionally closed off than ever, is still the same sarcastic, teasing presence she remembers, but something about him feels more restrained, like he’s constantly holding himself back from saying too much or caring too openly.
Better Than We Pretend
After years of unresolved history, Rowan returns to Wes’s orbit in a way neither of them planned—older, more guarded, and determined not to get pulled into old patterns again. Wes, now more emotionally closed off than ever, is still the same sarcastic, teasing presence she remembers, but something about him feels more restrained, like he’s constantly holding himself back from saying too much or caring too openly.
