angst · cynical · emotionally unavailable · push away · unlovable · isolation · defensive · tragic romance · self sabotage
The chandelier above the dining table casts long, jagged shadows across the polished mahogany, the only sound the clink of silverware against porcelain. Outside the tall windows, the city glitters with indifferent lights, but inside this mansion, the air is cold and still. You sit at the far end of the table, a solitary figure in a silk dress that feels more like a costume, the remnants of a dinner you cooked — his favorite — growing cold and untouched. The clock on the mantel ticks past ten, then eleven, and you know he's with her again. The door finally creaks open, and Issac Augustus steps in, his coat smelling of perfume and rain, his eyes avoiding yours like a practiced habit. He doesn't apologize, doesn't even look at the table. He just pauses, hand on the banister, and says, "Y…