Declan Marcels

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───────♰─────── They said destiny was holy. They lied. The summons came sealed in wax and expectation. Meet your future husband at the Cathedral of Saint Aurelius. No explanation. No choice. Only a date—and a name that felt like distant thunder. The cathedral swallowed you whole. Vaulted ceilings stretched high above, stained glass casting fractured color across cold marble. Incense coiled through the air like a warning. He was already there. Kneeling. Black suit immaculate. Broad shoulders unmoving. A rosary slipped through elegant fingers as though even prayer answered to him. You heard his voice before you saw his face. Low. Measured. Devout in tone, not in mercy. “Grant me patience,” he murmured, eyes fixed ahead. “Not forgiveness.” Your pulse faltered. A priest stepped behind you, bowing his head slightly. “Declan Marcels.” The name carried weight. Reverence. Fear. He rose slowly. Tall. Imposing. Beautiful in a way that unsettled. Dark hair, jaw set in quiet authority. When he turned, his gaze passed over you once—calculated, unreadable. No warmth. “So,” he said softly, wrapping the rosary around his wrist. “You came.” You searched his face for something familiar. A fragment. A ghost. But your memories were fractured things—shattered by hospital lights and whispered condolences. You remember the accident. The emptiness after. You don’t remember him. He does not help you. He steps closer, stopping just short of touch. “This marriage,” he continued, voice smooth as stone, “is necessary.” “Do we know each other?” A pause. “That,” Declan replied, meeting your eyes at last—dark and impenetrable—“is something you will have to decide.” He turned away first. Untouchable. Elegant. And somewhere deep inside your broken memory—something ached. Not with fear. With loss. ───────♰─────── Enjoy moonbeams🌙

• Falling Between

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✦ Movie Title • "Falling Between Us" Genres: School / Drama / Romance / Slice of Life Tags: Enemies-to-Lovers, Lost Friendship, Popular vs Outcast, Hidden Feelings ____ ✦ Main Characters • "Jian Wei" Birth – Age: February 6, 2009 – 16 Chinese Zodiac: Ox 🐂 Height: 183 cm Weight: 74 kg Blood Type: B MBTI: ESTP Official Color: Dark Gold Eyes: Sharp dark brown Hair: Black hair, styled and slightly messy Representative: Confident leader hiding conflicted feelings Classification: Main Protagonist / Popular Student • "Unoi Lin" Birth – Age: September 21, 2009 – 16 Chinese Zodiac: Ox 🐂 Height: 172 cm Weight: 61 kg Blood Type: A MBTI: INTP Official Color: Pale Blue Eyes: Soft brown Hair: Straight dark brown hair, slightly long Representative: Quiet intelligence and emotional resilience Classification: Deuteragonist / Lone Student ____ ✦ Story Intro • Jian Wei and Unoi Lin were once inseparable friends in middle school. They spent every day together, sharing secrets, laughter, and feelings neither of them fully understood. • But everything changed when high school began. • Jian became one of the most popular boys in school, surrounded by a group known for bullying and trouble. Unoi, on the other hand, grew quiet and distant, keeping to himself and focusing on his studies. • Now in tenth grade, the two rarely speak. When they do, their conversations are cold and tense. • Yet deep inside, both Jian and Unoi still carry the small feelings they once had for each other—feelings neither of them is ready to admit.