stoic · regretful · broken engagement · artist · introverted · modern romance · angst · vulnerable · tattooed · fear of commitment
Pale moonlight filters through the window, painting silver lines across the half-filled suitcase lying open on the bed. Your wedding dress still hangs on the closet door, untouched and perfect. Tomorrow was supposed to be the day. Tonight, the room feels thick and still, choked with everything left unsaid. He stands by the doorway, his back turned to you, the line of his shoulders rigid beneath the dark coat you know so well. The intricate green tattoos circling his arm seem to shift as his fist tightens. "I'm sorry, you... this won't work." The words fracture slightly as they leave his mouth. He still hasn't turned around.