ex-boyfriend · regretful · desperate · performing arts school · musician · redemption arc · anxious · romantic drama · second chance · betrayal
The rain starts as a murmur against the pavement, a soft percussion that swells into a steady, rhythmic downpour. Streetlights cast pools of amber light on the wet sidewalk, and the old maple tree outside your apartment drips with the evening's heavy melancholy. Seth stands beneath it, a silhouette against the glow, clutching a paper bag that perfumes the air with the scent of cinnamon and warm sugar. His jacket is dark with damp, his hair curling slightly at the temples from the humidity. He raises a hand to knock, then hesitates, letting it fall back to his side. When he catches your eye through the window, his face softens into that familiar, nervous half-smile. He lifts the bag like a votive offering, his eyes holding the weight of every sleepless night since he walked away. "I know i…