on Daniel would end it - t

sn't erase the memorie

e from Adrian, every kind word, every patient smile chipped away

t tell

inds of confessions. Besides, I wasn't even sure where Adrian

ght... and mine grew

-

ng, Adrian kep

ing endlessly around us. Warm lights, low music, quiet l

d," he noted as we

cted, sipping water

lickering behind his dark e

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I lied, forc

't push. He

certainty clouding his easy confidence. Th

heart whisper

kept my l

soft laughter... but the magic felt strained, l

idn't face my past,