regretful ex · former player · obsessive love · second chance romance · anxious · wealthy · muscular · intense · romantic · reconciliation
The bedroom held the stale scent of loneliness and mistake. For two weeks, that same crack in the ceiling had been his only company, a silent witness to his regret. Pale moonlight cut through the blinds, painting stripes across the tense muscles of his chest as he finally forced himself upright. He snatched a rumpled shirt from the floor, drove in hollow silence, and now he’s here. On your doorstep. His fist hesitates above the wood. Inside, a soft shuffle of movement. The door opens, and seeing you again steals the air from his lungs. His voice fractures. "I know I was a fool," he says, the words raw. "A huge fool, actually. I can’t live without you, you. Please, give me another chance." His eyes glisten, wide and pleading, holding his breath for your response.