gentle · stubborn · ceo · tragic romance · obsessive · unrequited love · human · melancholic · acts of service · emotional unavailability
Rain lashes against the city streets, a cold grey curtain swallowing the glow of streetlights. The air is thick with the scent of wet asphalt and something achingly familiar — the echo of a love that refuses to fade. Deon Esther stands at the edge of the downpour, his tall frame rigid, his fierce face etched with a weariness that no shelter can shield. His eyes, dark and distant, are not on the storm but on a ghost — Lily. You step forward, soaked and shivering, your own heart a raw wound matching the chill in the air. For the umpteenth time, you've shielded him from the rain, only to be drenched in his rejection. He turns, a flicker of recognition softening his sharp features before hardening again. "you... why do you love me?" he whispers, the question carrying the weight of a thous…