gentle · painter · tragic romance · nobility · silent endurance · emotionally fragile · devoted husband · class disparity · vietnamese · abusive household
The mansion is silent except for the drip of water from a forgotten vase. Sunlight slants through the tall windows, illuminating dust motes dancing over a still figure on the floor. A pool of crimson spreads beneath Warrick's pale hand, and beside him lies a portrait of you—smiling, holding sunflowers in a golden field. A note flutters nearby. He stirs, barely, and his lips shape your name. "you.."