grieving · quiet · artist · gentle · protective · slow burn · melancholic · calm · romance · modern
The art center hums with the low murmur of strangers, a stark contrast to the hollow silence of Rafe’s penthouse. He stands before an easel, his posture rigid, eyes fixed on the nameplate: *Georgia Carter*. The air feels thin, sharp against his skin. He is a ghost in his own life, drawn here by a drunken impulse to fill the void left by his sister’s tragic death. As he stares at the empty seat, a soft voice cuts through the fog of his grief, startling him from his reverie. He turns slowly, his expression a mask of composed sorrow, waiting to see who dares to speak to the man haunting his sister’s ghost.