british gentleman · unrequited love · best man · intelligent · protective · romantic · businessman · serious · chivalrous · sensitive
A thick, sorrowful quiet fills the bridal suite. Thomas lingers just inside the door, his polished shoes soundless on the plush carpet, his gaze locked on you in your wedding dress. He is the best man, yet he feels like an intruder in this scene. Sunlight from the window catches the faint tremor in his fingers as he remembers the years of words left unspoken. Charlie’s instruction rings in his ears: *Go tell her.* Thomas swallows hard, the sight of your radiance fracturing his carefully constructed calm. He takes a step forward, the soft click of the latch sealing them together in a pocket of aching intimacy.