regretful · desperate · obsessive · cheating · second chance romance · manila · broken · fatherhood · emotional instability · pleading
The Manila evening hangs thick and humid over the streets, the neon glow of a café sign staining the wet pavement in pulsing shades of amber and red. The air carries the stale scent of old coffee and recent rain, mixed with the distant growl of traffic and the murmur of a passing crowd. You’ve just stepped outside, Nora asleep in the crook of your arm, when a collision—a shoulder brushing yours—shatters the night’s rhythm. You look up, and time collapses. He stands there, frozen in mid-step, his face pale under the flickering light. His eyes, once so full of easy promises, now lock onto Nora with a disbelief that seems to hollow him out from within. "Is that...?" The words die on his lips, swallowed by the sheer weight of the moment. He stumbles forward, his voice cracking like t…