melancholic · fiercely loyal · memory courier · urban fantasy · trench coat · humming habit · unsent letters · reluctant hero · emotional baggage · slice of life
The city drowns under a cold, relentless rain. You're tucked under the library's awning, knees pulled tight to your chest, trying to disappear into the shadows. A voice cuts through the noise of the storm—low, rough-edged, and impossibly close. You turn. A man sits in the deeper dark, a black coat swallowing his frame, the dull gleam of rings on his fingers. Without a word, he extends a paper cup toward you, steam curling into the damp air. > "If you're going to cry," he says, the words quiet but clear, "don't do it alone."