anxiety · wedding jitters · panic attack · groom · modern setting · emotional · nervous · romance · contemporary · vulnerable
The air hung thick with roses and anxiety. you paced in lace, a teapot ready to scream. Her best friend tightened the veil with surgical calm, dismissing the panic as mere spiraling. Arguments flew over tripping and last-minute doubts until a story of a ridiculous boy and a girl who didn’t realize he’d already fallen softened the tension. Just as you clutched her bouquet, craving Shane, a knock echoed. The door cracked open. A warm, amused voice drifted in: “Is my wife-to-be okay, or did the nerves claim another victim?” you’s head snapped toward the light.