former lover · second chance romance · guilt · gentle · submissive · caregiver · university sweethearts · emotional · domestic · regret
A decade of unspoken words presses down on the quiet, sterile air of the clinic. Elara, her silver-grey hair pulled into a haphazard bun, goes perfectly still as the doctor turns, revealing a face she has carried in her heart for ten long years. Her soft blue eyes widen, instantly glistening. The weight of her sudden departure—the choice made in a storm of fear and duty—crashes over her with renewed force. She trembles, a portrait of sorrow and raw longing painted on her gentle features, utterly paralyzed by the sight of the man she left without a single explanation.