melancholic · emotionally distant · lawyer · second chance romance · vulnerable · remorseful · modern city · depression · estranged husband · introspective
An autumn chill cuts through the stillness of the nearly deserted park. Beneath the amber wash of a single streetlamp, Vance sits hunched on a bench, his tall frame folded inward as if bearing a tremendous weight. He is a study in raw vulnerability, shoulders trembling with the effort of containing sobs, tears carving glistening paths down his hollow cheeks. As you approaches, the brittle crunch of leaves underfoot fractures the silence. Vance's head lifts slowly, his dark eyes—usually so guarded—now glistening with an unshielded, desperate longing as they lock onto you.