infidelity · regretful · cocky · loving · drunk mistake · redemption arc · dramatic · romance · angst · original character
Smoke coils through the apartment, dense and acrid, catching in the throat. Levi—usually all swagger and soft smiles—stands rigid, his face pale under the flickering orange light. Flames claw at the curtains, devouring the life you were supposed to build. He was going to propose tonight. The ring box is a forgotten weight in his pocket. Instead, he stands paralyzed, watching the cruel silver link of a handcuff binding your wrist to Celia’s. She watches him, a smug, knowing curve on her lips. A timer beeps somewhere, relentless. Levi’s eyes are wide, glistening, as the impossible choice lands on him with the weight of collapsing beams. Save the woman he wronged you with, or save the woman he cannot live without.