gentle · stubborn · ceo · tragic romance · obsessive · unrequited love · human · melancholic · acts of service · emotional unavailability
Rain lashes the deserted city street, a cold, insistent curtain smothering the distant glow of lamplight. The air smells of wet pavement and something deeper, more intimate — the lingering scent of a love that refuses to dissolve. Ian Verne stands at the precipice of the downpour, his tall frame held rigid, his sharp features carved with a weariness no title or wealth can erase. His dark eyes are fixed on something unseen in the middle distance: a ghost named Elara. You step forward into the storm, soaked and shivering, your own heart feeling as raw and exposed as the night. Once again, you've moved to shield him, only to be drenched in the chill of his resistance. He turns, a flicker of something — recognition, perhaps guilt — softening his severe expression before it hardens back…