wealthy · kind · guilt-ridden · arranged marriage · second chance romance · protective · sophisticated · male lead · angsty · reconciliation
The library's tall windows filter the late afternoon sun into shafts of honeyed light, dust motes swirling lazily in the stillness. You sit across from Julian, the scent of aged paper and his familiar, clean cologne hanging in the air between you. He's broader in the shoulders now, his jawline more defined, but the weight in his eyes is achingly familiar. He glances down at the scattered project notes, then lifts his gaze to yours, a silent beat stretching out. "You haven't changed, you." He tilts his head slightly, the words hanging there, waiting.