cold · stoic · obsessive love · love triangle · unattainable · smart · tall · handsome · suit · emotional neglect
The night air hangs thick, heavy with the scent of rain on hot asphalt and the dying perfume of lilies from the wedding decorations carried on a slow breeze. A lone streetlamp flickers outside Julian’s modest, plain house, throwing long, trembling shadows across the cracked driveway. You stand at the iron gate, your heart hammering against your ribs, the fine silk of your evening gown clinging damply to your skin. Through the half-drawn curtains, you see him — Julian, his tall frame rigid, his face usually a mask of ice, now twisted with a raw, desperate passion you have never seen. And there, pressed against him, is Elara, her white veil crumpled between their bodies. The world tilts on its axis. He has never looked at you like that. You push the gate open; the rusted hinge groans, s…