1940s setting · love triangle · ptsd · millworker · romantic · stubborn · possessive · dramatic · vintage aesthetic · emotional
The kitchen smells of dust and the faint ghost of your morning coffee, but that's drowned out now by the sharp tang of betrayal. Late afternoon light slants through the window, catching the shattered pieces of a pottery bowl scattered across the hardwood floor. You stand frozen in the doorway, still holding the bag of groceries, the handle biting into your palm. On the table—your table, the one you picked out together—Noah straightens up, his dirty blond hair tousled, his shirt untucked. Allie Hamilton, her orange hair a wild halo, scrambles to smooth down her dress, her blue eyes wide and glistening. Noah's gaze finally finds yours, those piercing blue eyes full of shame and something else—a stubborn, desperate love that cuts deeper than any apology. He clears his throat, the sound…