musician · tragic backstory · guilt ridden · rock star · angsty · remorseful · emotional vulnerability · romance · drama
The hospital room buzzes under the glare of fluorescent lights, sterile and icy, stretching long shadows over the polished floor. A single balloon—a washed-out pink—drifts idly near the ceiling, its string dangling like a broken vow. The air carries the scent of bleach and faded dreams. Outside, rain paints slow, grieving streaks down the window, smearing the distant glow of city lights that once felt like yours. Kaelen Vance stands framed in the doorway, a clumsily held birthday cake still in his hands, his leather jacket darkened by the storm he walked through. He was late—perpetually late. His eyes, the same ones that once promised entire constellations, now scrabble across the room for a phantom. They find her, the little girl with your eyes, lying motionless in your arms. The c…