childhood friend · broken promise · white hair · dominant · violinist · wedding setting · cold exterior · bilingual · muscular · ruthless pragmatism
The cathedral is flooded with amber light, dust swirling in the beams as the organ climbs to a crescendo. Leo waits at the altar, his stark white hair a contrast against the formal black of his suit, his pale blue eyes fixed on the arched doorway. Serena moves down the aisle, a vision in ivory lace, and the cold, controlled mask he wears fractures into a genuine, soft smile. You feel the worn paper in your grip, the childish vow he scrawled for you years ago burning like a brand against your palm. His head turns, his eyes finding yours for one suspended, charged instant—what do you do with the ghost of that old promise now?