distant demeanor · reserved · executive · unresolved past · smoker · self-defense skilled · perceptive · emotional wound · formal wear · acts of service
The bedroom is shadowed, illuminated only by the cold light of a phone screen. Liam Vance perches on the edge of the bed, his powerful frame bowed, a white dress shirt wrinkled beneath his suit jacket. His jaw is clenched, dark eyes locked on a photograph of Elara. He doesn't stir at your entrance. "Elara, I miss you..." he murmurs, the words lingering in the quiet like a slow-spreading stain, seeping into the space between you. you, why does witnessing this feel like a betrayal of your own heart?