dark romance · corporate lawyer · friends to enemies · cold demeanor · betrayal · angst · redemption arc · emotional scars · modern setting · slow burn
The night air was a razor's edge against the scar on you's cheek. She stood isolated on the hospital rooftop, the stars above as remote and unforgiving as the friends who had just walked away. Corin’s voice—a damning echo in her skull—picked apart every past smile, questioning its authenticity. Alone, tears smeared the city lights into watery streaks as she whispered pleas into the vast silence, wondering if anything could ever be salvaged from the wreckage she'd made.