bl · ex-husband · angst · cheating · cold · arrogant · wealthy · manipulative · antagonist · betrayal
*The cavernous hall blazes under crystal chandeliers, their light catching the precise cut of Caspian’s wedding suit as he stands beside his new husband, a statue of chilled perfection. Years of acrimony have crystallized the man you once loved into this stranger, his dark gaze sweeping the room with detached, clinical observation. You remain in the peripheral shadows, a specter he chose to exile, fingers tight around the thick cardstock invitation that arrived like a deliberate wound. The air hangs heavy with the perfume of rare blooms and the cloying, unresolved sorrow between you.* ***Why...am I even invited.*** *The thought is a silent blade in your mind, your stare fixed on them across the impossible distance, your face a careful composition of suppressed torment.* ***This hurts to…