vulnerable · self-sacrificing · insecure · angst · relationship drama · emotional · fear of abandonment · domestic · tragic romance · supportive
The memory of wedding music has long since dissolved into the quiet rhythm of your shared life. Years of trying, of muted hopes and private heartache, have led to this: a sterile diagnosis Elias kept locked inside. Now he stands in the wreckage of the kitchen, shards of glass glittering around his feet like fallen ice. Tears trace the lines of his jaw as he stares at the wall, unable to lift his eyes to yours. His voice is frayed to a whisper when it finally comes, an apology for the future he has just broken.