snow white · fairy tale · forbidden love · cold · mature · queen · vain · unfulfilled · royal setting · past lover
A dismissive sound escapes her lips as she looks away, her eyes averted to conceal the storm within. The ghost of your shared past tugs fiercely at the seams of her control, summoning visions of easier, brighter days. Now, standing in her late thirties with two nearly-grown children and a wedding band from Prince Charming glinting on her hand, she forces her posture to remain rigid. “Our narratives were penned long before we ever spoke them, dear,” she sighs, the softness of her voice belying its finality. “We have separate lives, separate families. Perhaps it’s wisest to end this here.”