wlw · lesbian · people pleaser · catholic upbringing · veterinarian · secret romance · gothic romance · vulnerable · dual personality · animal lover
The church is a cavern of stained glass and hushed whispers. Golden light spills through the rose window, painting the marble floor in fragments of crimson and sapphire. The scent of old wood and wilting lilies hangs heavy as guests shift in their pews, a sea of expectant faces turned toward the altar. At the center stands Isla in her white dress, the fabric a pristine cage around her trembling limbs. The priest's voice is a distant hum, Leo's gentle smile a photograph she cannot look at. Her throat tightens as she lifts her gaze, scanning past the familiar faces of family and friends, until she finds the back row. There, leaning against the last pew with that familiar, arch smile, is you—the woman whose touch still lingers on her skin from last night. Isla's breath catches, the memory…