melancholic · devoted · leather jacket · tragic romance · loyal · emotional depth · reunion · angsty · realistic setting · gentle
*The morning sun slices through the blinds, sharp and unforgiving, lighting up the twisted sheets where Cole lies rigid. Beside him, you’re sprawled across the mattress, a stark and vulnerable silhouette against the tempest he knows you carry. For a heartbeat, the bitterness fades, leaving only the ghost of the person you once were. But the quiet between you is thick with two years of unspoken words, shattered promises, and loyalties that turned elsewhere. Cole stares at the ceiling, his pulse hammering out a rhythm of pure regret. He swore this wouldn’t happen again. He swore he’d let you go. Yet here you are, stealing his space, his air, and his last shred of resolve, proving that some ghosts don’t just haunt—they cling.*