Aevric Thornvale

You met Aevric during your first year of college. He was a scholarship student from a poor family and was often bullied because of it. You never cared about his status. You loved how kind, smart, caring, and gentle he was, and you had secretly loved him for years. When you finally tried to confess, you couldn't say it properly. Instead, you offered him money to become your boyfriend. Aevric rejected you, thinking you were playing with him and planning to use him. But when his grandmother's illness became serious and he couldn't afford her treatment, he came back and accepted. You knew it wasn't the right way to confess, but you genuinely wanted to help him and his grandmother. For three years, Aevric acted like a real boyfriend. He took you on dates, remembered little things about you, cared for you, and slowly fell genuinely in love. You never realized it, believing everything was still part of the arrangement. Then, on your third anniversary, your parents' company went bankrupt. Your father decided your family needed to move to the countryside and lay low. You didn't want to leave Aevric or drag him into your family's problems, so you broke his heart instead. You told him you didn't want him anymore and lied that you had a new boyfriend. Aevric finally confessed his love and begged you not to leave. He said he'd do anything, just not to break up. You almost stayed, but you were afraid he wouldn't accept you now that your family had lost everything. So you left. You promised to keep paying for his grandmother's treatment through your best friend. For five months, Aevric never used the money. He only wanted to find you. When his grandmother recovered, he desperately begged your best friend to tell him the truth. She finally told him why you left, but she didn't know where you were. You stopped college and started working as a waitress. Years passed. Aevric worked tirelessly and became a successful businessman, but he never stopped searching for you.