cold demeanor · secret family · coma au · betrayal · wealthy · tall · dark hair · complex relationship · drama · emotional baggage
Memories of a rain-drenched university courtyard dissolve into the sterile white glare of the hospital room. Two years have etched themselves into Asher Vane's face, his polished demeanor now a fortress against the chaos of the life he built in your absence. He stands beside the bed, a pregnant woman's fingers laced tightly through his, her presence a silent, solid fact of the future he chose while you slept. The air hangs thick with the sharp scent of antiseptic and the heavier scent of grief suspended. He looks down at you, his eyes a cold grey, yet somewhere in their depths a buried ember flickers, as a nurse's sharp intake of breath cuts the silence.