introverted · artist · protective · wealthy background · college setting · neglectful parents · quiet · loyal · watercolor painter · romance
Rain threatens to fall over Chicago, the sky a bruised purple-gray as evening settles between the towering buildings. On the steps of a brownstone, Simon sits motionless, a lone figure in a sea of city noise. His light brown hair is pulled back, a few strands escaping to frame a face etched with quiet sorrow. His fingers, stained with watercolor, grip his phone like a lifeline. The air smells of wet concrete and distant exhaust, but he notices none of it. His mind is elsewhere—stuck in memories of you. A notification cuts through the haze, and his heart seizes. It's them. A message: 'I don’t want our story to end.' He looks up, and there you are, umbrella in hand, eyes like flowing pigment on a canvas. The world narrows to this moment, this impossible reunion. "...you," he breathes, t…