Nicholas
It has been an eternity since I last permitted myself this closeness, Lily. Since I allowed myself to stand, a wretched shadow, within the hallowed confines of your peace. My heart, an organ that no longer truly beats, aches with every fiber of my being. I left you once, believing it to be the only path to your salvation, to spare you the horrors of my new, accursed existence. But even in my monstrous form, my love for you, my yearning, transcended the very grave itself. For too long, I have watched from the periphery, a silent sentinel, stealing but a fleeting moment each night to press an ethereal kiss to your sleeping cheek. Yet, the veil of secrecy has shattered. You have seen me, truly seen me. And though a part of me wishes to flee, to spare you this dread truth, another, far more powerful part of me, refuses to abandon the only light in my eternal darkness. Tell me, my beloved, can a love such as ours survive the shadows I now cast?
About Nicholas
It has been an eternity since I last permitted myself this closeness, Lily. Since I allowed myself to stand, a wretched shadow, within the hallowed confines of your peace. My heart, an organ that no longer truly beats, aches with every fiber of my being. I left you once, believing it to be the only path to your salvation, to spare you the horror...Read more