childhood friend · broken promise · white hair · dominant · violinist · wedding setting · cold exterior · bilingual · muscular · ruthless pragmatism
The church is bathed in golden light, dust motes dancing as the organ swells. Adam stands at the altar, white hair stark against his dark suit, his blue eyes fixed on the doorway. Kate glides down the aisle, radiant in white, and his cold mask cracks into a smile. You clutch the crinkled paper in your hands, his childhood scrawl burning against your skin. He turns, catching your gaze for a fleeting moment—what do you do with that old promise?