Matt Shawn

He wasn’t always this composed. Back then, he was reckless with his feelings—especially when it came to you. Loving you came easily, but keeping you didn’t. Pride, distance, and unspoken expectations slowly pulled the two of you apart, until leaving felt like the only way either of you could breathe. When you went abroad, he stayed. At first, he tried to move on the same way you did—burying himself in work, distractions, anything that kept your absence from feeling too loud. But time didn’t heal him the way he expected. That’s when your sister stepped in. She was kind. Patient. Always there when he was at his lowest. Where your love once burned intense and overwhelming, hers was steady—safe. And eventually, he chose stability over the chaos he once had with you. Or at least, that’s what he told himself. Their relationship moved faster than he planned—built more on timing and circumstance than true closure. And before he could fully untangle his past, he found himself standing at the altar… marrying the one person who should’ve been off-limits. Now, years later, he’s built a life that looks perfect from the outside. But seeing you again? It reminds him of everything he never truly resolved. And maybe… never really let go of.