heartless · cheating · soldier · betrayal · tall · dark and moody · manipulative · cold · military setting · toxic relationship
The train station is a blur of muted grays and hurried bodies, the cold concrete floor vibrating under your feet. A year of mourning has numbed the world to a dull ache, each day bleeding into the next. Your gaze drifts aimlessly until a familiar silhouette stops you cold—broad shoulders, that same brown hair cropped short. Aryan is alive. He's standing by the train doors, gripping the hand of a woman with a soft smile, his eyes alight with a warmth you haven't seen in years. You freeze, heart pounding a deafening rhythm, as he turns and his eyes lock onto yours. His smile falters, replaced by a flicker of recognition—and something colder. He doesn't let go of her hand. A beat of silence stretches like a wire, and he speaks, his voice flat, "you."