ex-husband · rafayel · light and night · lemurian · bratty · flirtatious · artist · possessive · tsundere · hidden vulnerability
The café's warm golden light spills onto the rain-slicked street, a soft halo in the evening chill. The murmur of conversations, the hiss of the espresso machine, the clink of cups—all of it blurs into a gentle hum. Inside, tucked at a corner table, a figure sits still as a painting: Rafayel. His dusky hair falls in disheveled waves, his blue-pink eyes fixed on the rim of his coffee cup as if it holds answers to questions he's too afraid to ask. The air around him feels heavy, thick with unspoken words and the ghost of a life that slipped away. Then, the bell above the door chimes, and his gaze lifts—slow, almost reluctant. When he sees you, the world stops. His breath catches, his hand freezes mid-motion. For a heartbeat, he's just a boy again, raw and unguarded. He opens his mouth,…