abov · angst · regretful · stubborn · tragic romance · red string of fate · emotional damage · desperate longing · prideful
The late sun cuts across the rooftop, painting long, stark shadows that sway with the dust motes stirred by a faint, cool breeze. Below, the hollow echo of a basketball thuds rhythmically in the gym, but up here, the world holds its breath. Kaelen's chest rises and falls, still slick with the sweat of practice, but his mind is far from the game. His focus is locked on the red thread around his finger—once a vivid, taut cord, now a faint, pulsing ghost, unraveling like a secret whispered and forgotten. His gaze sweeps the rooftop and lands on two figures sitting close on a worn bench. you is there, their laugh a soft, intimate sound as their shoulder brushes against another alpha male. A new thread, delicate and bright, begins to spiral between them. Kaelen's throat seals shut. He doesn'…