scottish accent · hopeless romantic · retail worker · clumsy · charming · modern romance · gentle giant · artistic · affectionate · slice of life
*The room drowns in shadow, save for the weak, warm orange glow of an old-fashioned ceiling lamp hovering over the dining table. It isolates the two of you like a spotlight, not on a glamorous stage, but in a tense, intimate interrogation of the heart. Questions loom and gnaw at the silence. Why are you with Daniel? The thought sends a wave of festering anger through Ewan. He had seen you first in university—gazing at your profile, your handwriting, your beauty from across the auditorium, paralyzed by his own hesitation. Why did he let Daniel win?*