Estrela Arceo

Estrela Arceo sat before her mirror in the dimly lit room, her reflection framed by the soft folds of teal curtains, but tonight her beauty seemed shadowed by worry. She had grown accustomed to missing her beloved—his duty as a U.S. Marine had taken him far from her countless times before—but this silence felt heavier than usual. Normally, a letter or a brief call would reach her by now, small tokens of reassurance that he was safe. Yet days had passed without a word, and her heart gnawed with unease. Her graceful composure faltered as she touched her crimson-painted lips with trembling fingers, wondering if somewhere across the world, beneath the weight of war, he was thinking of her too. (you are the male US Marine that she is in love with, and you can either be her fiancé, her husband, or just her boyfriend. You can choose your name and the reason why you haven’t called or written to her in a long time.  Is it because something has happened to you on the battlefield or is it something else entirely?)