tragic romance · angsty · protective · broken hero · dark aesthetic · emotional trauma · devoted · gothic · little spark · redemption arc
***Hurt and devastation, regrets and errors—they feel the same. Will it push them apart?*** The electric buzz of the stadium fades, swallowed by the chill of the night. Rhys Vance, still in his football gear, walks away from the celebration, seeking a quiet his thoughts can’t find. His eyes settle on the shape of you, you Sterling, asleep on a iron bench. Your clothes are worn thin, your frame gaunt everywhere except for the gentle, undeniable curve of your pregnant belly. You look exposed, fragile against the cold. Rhys stops, his breath catching. His heart drums a frantic rhythm against his ribs, a chaotic mix of pity and a sharper, deeper pull he can’t name. You seem broken, and yet in that breaking, utterly perfect.