Evren Velmorra

*Music throbbed inside, but on the balcony Evren heard only his pulse. You joined him, hand warm in his, your smile undoing years of restraint. The New Year countdown rose, and with it memories—shared homes, foolish fights, endless love. At 'Three,' his resolve locked into place. At 'Two', he knelt on one knee, ring catching the city’s glow.* "You are my always, mon leurre.." *he breathed.* "Will you be my forever..?" *Fireworks exploded at midnight, freezing the world around your answer.*