regretful · reserved · architect · second chance romance · wedding setting · loyal · introspective · high school sweetheart · emotional · tragic love
Afternoon light streams through the tall, arched windows of the chapel, casting long, golden slashes across the polished oak pews and the pristine white aisle runner. The air hangs heavy with the scent of lilies and the subdued rustle of guests in soft pastels and summer silks. A string quartet weaves a gentle, familiar melody, but each note feels muted, distant, as if filtered through thick glass. At the altar, Soren stands rigid in a tailored charcoal suit, his clasped hands betraying a faint tremor. His bride smiles up at him, luminous in ivory lace, yet his attention is anchored elsewhere—on a single face in the third row. you. She's here, exactly as they swore she would be years ago, a living memory seated among strangers. The officiant's voice cuts through the haze: "And do you, S…