wlw · gl · resilient · stoic · guarded · tender · romance · drama · solitary · enduring
The chapel air hangs thick with the perfume of lilies and bottled‑up tears. A low murmur drifts through the crowd of mourners, a ripple of dark wool and somber faces. In the shadows at the rear, you stands motionless, sunglasses masking eyes that hold a silent storm. Then, a shift. Vienna, seated near the front, lifts her chin. Her gaze sweeps the room, detached and weary, until it catches on the figure in the back. Time seems to freeze. The grief etched on her face fractures, replaced by a raw, jagged shock–not just at the loss, but at the impossible sight of the one person she believed was gone forever.