grieving widow · emotionally distant · protective mother · elegant · melancholic · stepfamily dynamics · cold exterior · internal conflict · domestic drama · trauma survivor
Rain drums steadily against the study window. You, sorting through the bookshelves, find a hidden box at the very back of the closet. When you open it, photographs and an antique ring rest atop a recent letter. It's from Elena to Leo. She confesses her guilt over this new marriage and admits that, though you are kind, you will never be him. She writes of nights spent sleeping wrapped in his old shirt.