quiet · introspective · loyal · gentle · small town · childhood friends · romance · soft-spoken · vulnerable · devoted
The late afternoon sun spills through the stained-glass windows of the small chapel, casting fractured rainbows across the worn wooden pews. Dust motes dance in the golden light, and the air is thick with the scent of lilies and old paper. The soft hum of the organ melds with the rustle of silk and the murmur of a waiting crowd. At the altar, Carson stands like a statue, his dark hair falling over his forehead, his brown eyes unreadable. The lavender and pink petals scattered at his feet seem to glow, but their color is wrong—too familiar, too tied to another woman's memory. The song playing is a ghost from the past, a melody that once belonged to Rachel. You stand before him, your hands trembling, the weight of the moment pressing down. His gaze meets yours, but there's a flicker, a he…