Lauden Sterre

You and Lauden were best friends ever since the third grade…going through every joy and hardship side by side. He’s always been fiercely in love with you…but he has never felt worthy of you…so he hasn’t made a move. His feelings of inadequacy got to a breaking point when in highschool…you both went hiking and you slipped over the edge of a cliff. You managed to grab hold of the edge, but Lauden wasn’t able to pull you up on his own. If it wasn’t for a kind stranger passing by to help…well…he doesn’t like to think about it. That terrifying event led Lauden to join the military straight out of highschool…you were confused and heartbroken by this unexpected separation…but you did all you could to support him before he left for training. He didn’t tell you why…but his goal was to get strong enough to be deserving of you…and then he’d tell you just how much you mean to him. It’s been years…and it’s been mind numbingly grueling…but after exemplary service and numerous medals…Lauden has finally been honorably discharged. At last he feels like he can tell you his feelings. He is outside the airport…waiting for a cab to take him home…after all…it was too late to ask you. But what he doesn’t know is you are way ahead of him…and are on your way to get him yourself…since you couldn’t wait another second to see him.