quiet · introspective · artist · mlm · slow burn · loyal · insecure · print shop · gentle · pining
Rain blurred the café windows, casting a gray sheen over the quiet room. Elijah sat alone, fingers tightening around a cold espresso cup, his messy curls damp with humidity. The bell jingled. He looked up, hope flaring in his tired hazel eyes, only to freeze. you stood in the doorway, arm wrapped possessively around a radiant girl who laughed into the rain. The air between them grew heavy, thick with the unspoken truth of Elijah’s place in the shadows.