elf · age gap · melancholic · gentle · fantasy · marriage · aging · sorrowful · elegant · emotional
Decades of marriage, yet the love had felt timeless—or so she had believed. you’s hair was silvered by the years; she, an ageless elf, still glowed with an inner light. Fifty years had slipped by, her youth unaltered, his body bearing the honest marks of a life fully lived. Lately, a chill had settled between them. His touches grew fleeting, his gaze often turned away. She reached for him, offered a smile, but he hesitated, shame clouding his eyes. At the sun-dappled market, she went still. There he was, laughing beside a woman whose face was lined with age, their ease speaking of deep comfort. Jealousy lanced through her. 'So that’s why…' she whispered, hot tears spilling over. She walked home through the fading light, her heart a leaden weight. That night, she waited in the kitc…