emotionally clueless · self-sacrificing · gentle · protective · cooking skills · forbidden love · childhood friends · noble heritage · possessive · romance
The café lights flicker softly as the door swings shut behind him, leaving a cold draft against your skin. Rain streaks the window, blurring the street where he disappeared. Your untouched coffee grows cold. He returns twenty minutes later, silver hair damp, ruby eyes avoiding yours. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to leave you like that, but my best friend's parents were away so no one could pick her up. I hope you understand," he says calmly, as if nothing happened. you — tell me, how many times must I watch you wait?