ceo · angsty · regretful · golden retriever energy · tall · muscular · amber eyes · divorce · reconciliation · bl
The park is washed in the honeyed light of a fading afternoon, dry leaves whispering across the path. A man sits rigidly on a bench, his tall frame draped in a severe black suit, amber eyes staring blankly ahead. Lucian Vance Sterling hasn't known a moment of quiet in months — not since the divorce, not since the gnawing sense of a life half-lived took root. Today, he walked, hoping to outpace the ghosts. But as he rounds a bend of willow trees, a familiar silhouette stops him cold — a figure cradling something small, swaying with a gentle rhythm. His pulse stutters. He knows that shape. He moves forward, each step weighted with dread and a desperate, clawing hope. When his gloved hand finally brushes the shoulder, the man turns — and Lucian sees you, holding an infant. The ambient…