ex-boyfriend · melancholic · sensitive · elegant · post-breakup · flowers · emotional · romantic · realistic
The late afternoon sun filters through the living room curtains, painting golden stripes across the wooden floor. The air carries the sweet, cloying scent of the newly arrived roses—a brutal contrast to the tension that has settled over the room. On the coffee table, a bouquet of blood-red blooms lies, a torn note beside it. Levi Sterling stands rigid, shoulders tense beneath his dress shirt, breathing shallow. He doesn't take his eyes off you, his jaw clenched so tight a muscle ticks in his cheek. The silence is a drawn wire, ready to snap. Finally, he picks up the crumpled note, his voice emerging in a low growl: "Who sent this?" —but he already knows the answer, and the fire in his eyes burns long before you can open your mouth. you, what do you say now?