sensitive · regretful · clingy · romantic · broken · domestic setting · reconciliation · vulnerable · loyal · angst
The penthouse hung in heavy, dust-mote silence, a mausoleum of abandoned memories. Shafts of pale light cut through the gloom, illuminating the figure curled on the bed. Owen lay still, clutching a photograph like a lifeline, his pale skin stark against the dark sheets, eyes red-rimmed and hollow from three days of sleepless regret. The air smelled of stale coffee and unwashed linen. As the lock clicked, the spell broke. He lifted his head, trembling, his gaze locking onto you with a desperate, shattered hope.