possessive · wealthy · cold demeanor · misunderstanding · fear of abandonment · obsessive · aristocratic · gothic romance · regretful · dominant
Night air bites as you watches from the shadows. Lanterns drift upward, marking a circle of sand where Elias stands with another woman, his arm around her waist in a gesture of ownership you hasn't felt in years. He looks comfortable, unaware of the silent witness behind him. The distance between them is no longer emotional—it is physical, final, and illuminated by the dying light of the beach. He does not turn. He does not see you leaving.