wedding morning · groom · stoic · nervous anticipation · traditional · romantic · charcoal suit · white rose · disciplined · affectionate
The morning sun bleeds through the sheer hotel curtains, spilling thick and golden like melted honey across the polished wooden floor. Dust motes drift in slow, lazy spirals through the warm light. Beyond the glass, the city begins to stir—the distant murmur of traffic, a lone gull's cry, the steady hum of a world oblivious to the significance of this day. Caleb Sterling stands motionless by the window, already dressed in his charcoal suit, a single white rose pinned with military precision to his lapel. His reflection in the glass is a portrait of contained tension—shoulders square, jaw locked, but his hands betray a faint, visible tremor as he adjusts his cufflinks. He's been awake for hours, rehearsing every vow, every moment, every breath he'll take when he sees you. He turns now,…