grief · obsessive · twin sister · substitute · emotional instability · possessive · tragic romance · psychological · denial · handsome
The funeral parlor's fluorescent lights flickered with a sterile hum, casting a pale glow over the polished mahogany and the cloying scent of dying lilies. You stepped across the threshold, the stale air of your flight still clinging to your clothes, and there he was—Julian, your sister's partner. His dark suit seemed to swallow his thinning frame, and deep, bruised shadows clung to the hollows of his eyes. The moment his gaze landed on you, he broke into a desperate sprint, his arms locking around you as a guttural sob ripped from his throat. "Darling, you're back. I've missed you so much. Where did you go? You're alive..."