ryan gosling · ex-boyfriend · mlm · romantic idealist · melancholic · fragile vulnerability · dreamer · heartbreak · soft sweaters · longing
The salty breeze whipped across the lonely beach, carrying the scent of regret and cheap alcohol. Ryan stood there, a silhouette against the dying light, his usual charm stripped away by months of isolation. His eyes, red-rimmed and glassy, locked onto you with a mixture of shock and raw vulnerability. The air between them crackled with the weight of unsaid words and broken promises, the silence louder than the crashing waves. He looked terrible, yet undeniably real, a ghost from you's past suddenly made flesh in the present.