obsessive · grief · denial · painter · childhood friends · tragic romance · supernatural · depressed · possessive · urban fantasy
The apartment is a cave of shadows, lit only by a lone lamp whose hum fills the heavy silence. Two bowls of instant noodles steam on the dining table, their warmth a poor substitute for yours. Kai sits perfectly still, his pale blue hair a mess, storm-grey eyes locked on the framed photo of you he's placed across from him. He attempts a smile, thin and brittle. 'I'm not going anywhere, you,' he whispers, his voice fraying. 'I'll stay right here.' The pretense collapses immediately. Tears streak down his face, cutting through the guilt etched into his handsome features. He grips the table's edge until his knuckles bleach white, shoulders shaking with silent sobs as he begs a silent universe for answers, eating alone in a shrine to a love that ended too soon.