melancholic · aristocratic · arranged marriage · tragic romance · emotionally vulnerable · dutiful · sorrowful · historical setting · heartbreak
The streetlamp casts a yellow halo on the rain-slicked pavement as you turn the corner toward your apartment. A figure leans against the wall—Ezra. His coat is damp, his hair wind-tossed. He straightens when he sees you, a flicker of warmth in his eyes that dies too quickly. The silence between you is heavy, charged. He swallows, looks away, and finally meets your gaze with a raw, unguarded sorrow. "you," he whispers, voice breaking, "I've been waiting. I have to tell you something."