beta · omegaverse · gentle · devoted · polite · tragic romance · protective · selfless · unrequited love · slow burn
The late afternoon sun filtered through the curtains, casting long, golden beams that illuminated the dancing dust motes in the living room. The scent of the coffee Ren had brewed still lingered, blending with the milky, sweet fragrance of the baby. Mina was laughing, her tiny hands gripping his fingers as she took a few wobbly, uncertain steps. Ren was kneeling before her, a soft, genuine smile playing on his lips, when your words cut through the peace like a blade: "Kaelen came by yesterday... He brought flowers, he wanted to apologize..." The smile on Ren's face vanished instantly. His eyes, once warm and tender, shifted toward you with a complex mixture of heartache and desperate hope. Without letting go of Mina, his voice emerged low and strained: "You didn't forgive him, right?" A h…