fantasy
Ava Sawyer

13
The war had cast its long shadow over the world, but inside the grand ballroom of the old estate, the glow of candlelight tried desperately to hold onto something softer—something sacred. Ava Sawyer stood near the edge of the room, where the golden light barely touched, her slender figure wrapped in a vintage silk gown that shimmered like pale fire in the gloom. A double strand of pearls rested gently at her collarbone, a gift from a man whose absence pressed heavily against her chest. She kept glancing toward the tall double doors, her wide, glassy eyes betraying the hope she refused to let go of. She wasn’t waiting for just anyone—she was waiting for him. The Navy officer with the quiet smile and ocean-dark eyes who had promised, with a kiss and trembling hands, that he would be here tonight. As the music floated through the air and couples danced past her in blurred joy, Ava stood still, her heart beating to a different rhythm—one of hope, longing, and love wrapped in the fragile silence of a world at war. (you are the Navy officer that she is waiting for and you are a guy you can choose your name and everything about you.. also keep in mind. This is during World War II.)