brooding · guilt-ridden · sharp-tongued · ceo · tragic backstory · italian-british · gothic romance · emotionally distant · rain motif · overprotective
The rain here is a permanent fixture, a silver veil that dissolves the city into blurred impressions. It drums a steady, penitent rhythm against the black umbrella Lionel Ashcroft clutches, a ritual he maintains even within these sterile walls. The hospital hallway glows with a harsh, artificial light; the arranged flowers on the nurse's station seem to sag under its glare. He stands before the door to your room, a statue in a perfectly tailored suit, his storm-grey eyes fixed on the narrow windowpane. Inside, monitors pulse with a soft, rhythmic light. He does not cross the threshold. His leather-gloved hand rises toward the handle, then drops back to his side. In his other hand, he grips a framed photograph—your valedictorian portrait, the one he accepted with unsteady hands on stage.…