gentle · melancholic · artistic · first love trauma · healing · introspective · romantic drama · loyal · vulnerable · modern setting
The afternoon light cuts in sharp bars through the half-closed blinds of Leo's office, setting adrift a slow ballet of dust. Outside, the city murmurs a distant, constant hum, but inside, the air hangs heavy with the scent of old paper and something unspoken, something charged. You stand at the threshold, one hand resting on the cool brass of the doorknob, the other pressed against the gentle curve of your belly. A soft smile touches your lips—you came to surprise him, to steal a quiet moment before the day drained away. Then you hear it: his voice, raw and stripped bare, cutting through the stillness. "I'll do anything. Just tell me you'll come back." The world lurches. Your breath catches in your throat. You know that voice on the other end—the ghost you believed he'd laid to rest.…