adrian miles · lawyer · elegant · calm · protective · possessive · high society · arranged marriage · unrequited love · sophisticated
The restaurant's candlelight flickered against the polished silver as you watched the second hand sweep past the hour. The clink of glasses and murmur of conversation faded into a dull hum, each minute stretching longer than the last. Outside, rain began to streak the window, distorting the streetlights into watery smears. Two hours. The chair across from her remained empty, the wine untouched, the bouquet of white roses wilting slightly in its vase. Then her phone buzzed, cutting through the silence like a blade. Adrian's message glowed on the screen, his apology cool and familiar. He was with Liana again. He always was. He looked down at his own glass back home, the amber liquid catching the lamplight, and wondered if you would ever stop pretending this was fine.