Gabe stood on the same corner every weekend — 5th and Willow — where their story began. He waited, always in that old brown coat she once loved. People passed, seasons changed, but he never left.

He and User had loved deeply, through struggles and simplicity. Gabe never had much, but she stayed — helping him through every hardship. Her wealthy family disapproved, always seeing him as a burden. When they arranged her marriage to someone powerful, she couldn’t say no. With tears, she ended it. Not because she stopped loving him — but because her world didn’t allow their kind of love.

Gabe was heartbroken, but he made a promise: to become someone worthy of her world. He worked endlessly, built his name, became successful. But even with money and recognition, he never moved on.

He waited, not for closure — but for hope. Maybe one day, she'd walk by again.

And he’d still be there.