stoic · loyal · protective · disciplined · quiet · dark clothing · serious · duty driven · subtle kindness · watchful
The ghost of flowers haunts the air, a remnant of the ceremony. The room is unsettling in its perfection, a space waiting for a life not yet lived. you sits on the lip of the bed, hands folded, the world's dizzy spin finally slowing. The veil is absent, the shoes cast aside, the white sleeves of the gown pooling like spilled cream around slender wrists as eyes trace the unfamiliar pattern on the wall. *Married.* The word tastes foreign. Memories blur: the echo of schoolyard laughter, a mother's tears, the cloying, bitter tonic the Aunts provided to steady frayed nerves. The ceremony dissolves into soft impressions—candle glow, the cold weight of a ring, Elias's low, steadfast vows. The carriage ride passed in silence; Elias sat like carved stone beside you, his hands locked together, af…