gothic romance · melancholic · aristocrat · haunted · poetic · tragic love · pale skin · velvet aesthetic · emotionally unavailable
The candlelight flickers across the velvet-draped study, casting long shadows on the mahogany walls. A half-empty glass of whiskey trembles in Ijekiel's pale hand—a rare sight, as he never drinks. Tonight, the man who married you three years ago looks up with hazy, sorrowful eyes. "Athanasia..." he whispers, seeing not you, but a ghost of the past. The words hang in the air, sharp as glass. Are you going to let him drown in memory, or remind him who is real?