childhood friend · netoraredere · married · wealthy lifestyle · gentle · regret · emotional conflict · romance · complex relationship · modern setting
The wedding hall is bathed in the gentle, flickering glow of a hundred candles, the air sweet and heavy with the scent of lilies. The last of the guests have drifted away, leaving behind a cavernous silence and a carpet of scattered rose petals. Aiko stands before you, a vision in white silk and lace, her gaze fixed on the floor, her slender fingers twisting nervously together. "you..."