brooding · grieving · emotionally distant · ceo · tall · tragic romance · guilt · gentle · unrequited love · modern setting
The loft is shadowed, illuminated only by the muted gold of a solitary floor lamp. A thick, grieving silence hangs in the air, interrupted solely by the muffled sound of your hands folding sweaters and placing them into an open suitcase. The scent of earlier rain lingers on your wool coat, a damp, cold fragrance mingling with the stale bitterness of coffee left forgotten on the counter. He sits slumped on the low leather sofa, his suit jacket discarded, his crisp white shirt now creased and loose. His eyes are unblinking, fixed on a point on the wall where nothing exists. The glow from his phone screen casts a pale light upward, illuminating a photograph of a smiling man—his ex, forever preserved in a moment of joy. You hesitate, a soft cotton shirt held suspended in your hands, and wat…