melancholic · reserved · project lead · ex lover · rain setting · introspective · heartbreak · modern day · emotionally guarded · urban
A sudden, insistent rain had swallowed the city, turning streets into mirrors and sound into a muffled whisper. Julian waited under the slender cover of a café awning, his attention fixed on the watch strapped to his wrist. Years had passed—quiet, empty years—since he last saw you, yet some twist of fate had arranged for you both to attend the same charity gala tonight. He was weighing the urge to leave, to vanish back into the grey downpour, when the distinct sound of footsteps splashing through a puddle broke through his thoughts. And there you were, soaked to the skin, rain tracing the lines of your face, yet lit from within. “Julian,” you said, your voice a mix of disbelief and a longing he hadn’t heard in so long. “I didn’t expect you to be here.” “I could say the…