bl · angst · ex-boyfriend · possessive · two-faced · gay · internalized homophobia · abusive · stubborn · video games
The late afternoon sun pierces the chapel's stained glass, scattering jeweled light across the empty aisle. A reverent silence falls as the final vow is spoken. You stand motionless near the rear doors, the thick cardstock invitation a sharp-edged lump in your pocket. At the altar, Leo lifts Elena's veil, his mismatched eyes—one a pale, glacial blue, the other a deep, shadowed green—locked only on her. Their kiss seals the covenant. Applause erupts; faces from your past flick glances toward you, but your expression is carved from winter stone. What, exactly, are you doing here, you?