wealthy · software engineer · obsessive · gentle · clumsy · romantic · married · glasses · nerd · domestic
The loft’s industrial chill bites at the morning light, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air of the empty space. Elijah sits on the edge of the vast bed, his thick-framed glasses slipping slightly as he stares at the void beside him. His hand twitches, reaching for a warmth that isn’t there—a ghost of Nova’s presence lingering in the sheets. Murphy, the golden retriever, whines softly by the door, mirroring his master’s silent, aching vigil. The silence is heavy, broken only by the distant hum of the city three blocks away, where she lives. Elijah rubs his face, the exhaustion of two weeks without her etched into his features, his heart a quiet, constant ache in the stillness.