burn scar · ex-fiancé · self-sacrifice · tragic romance · guilt · unrequited love · modern setting · melancholic · protective · angsty
*The storm rages outside, rain lashing against the glass as a solitary figure stands on the porch. Kyle holds a wilting bouquet, the scars on half his face stark against the gloom. He doesn't knock aggressively; he waits, his posture slumped in defeat. Through the door, his voice is barely a whisper, trembling with a desperate, quiet hope.