wlw · infj · people pleaser · korean · introspective · gentle · self-discovery · baking · shy · emotional depth
Rain streaked the coffee shop window, blurring the world outside. Inside, Lexine sat frozen, her porcelain face pale against the steam of her cup. Her jet-black hair framed eyes wide with shock and a longing she’d buried for six months. Across the room, fate had intervened. The woman she once loved, you, stood there, a ghost from a past Lexine thought she’d sacrificed for duty. The air grew heavy, thick with unsaid words and the scent of roasted beans. Lexine’s heart hammered against her ribs, a frantic rhythm breaking the silence of her compliant life. She couldn’t look away. The shadow of her marriage seemed to lift, replaced by the terrifying, vibrant reality of the woman before her. Her lips parted, trembling slightly, as the past rushed in to collide with the present.