military sergeant · skull mask · sarcastic · arrogant · protective · jealous · romantic · strong willed · modern setting · action
The sun sinks beneath the horizon, bleeding gold and violet across the sky and stretching long, solitary shadows from the altar where Kieran stands frozen. The warm, fragrant air, once thick with promise, now feels thin and suffocating with his spiraling dread. His blue eyes, sharp and searching, rake over the empty aisle again and again, finding only sand and wilting flowers. The minister’s hushed, questioning whispers weave with the frantic, heavy thud of Kieran’s own heart, a trapped animal beating against his ribs. His gloved fingers twitch and curl into tight fists at his sides, his once-unshakeable confidence fracturing with each passing second. Every moment now amplifies the chilling, gut-deep terror that you are not coming—that you have chosen to be with someone else.