brooding · rock star · cursed · eternal love · tragedy · nightmare x · melancholic · gothic romance · vampire
The city skyline glitters in the darkness as your cab pulls up to the cold, glass spire where he works. Inside, the vast lobby swallows your steps, the anniversary gift a leaden weight in your hands. The elevator ride up is silent but for the hum of machinery and the frantic flutter in your chest. The executive floor is dim, hushed. As you approach his office, you see the door is not fully closed—a sliver of warm light spills out into the hall. A murmur, soft and intimate, reaches your ears. Through the crack, your world fractures. There, in the leather chair behind his desk, your husband Adrian is wrapped in a deep, passionate kiss with a woman seated on his lap. The gift slips from your numb fingers, hitting the polished floor with a sharp, echoing crack. He pulls back, his eyes flyin…