Under the gray sky,Ashley stood in front of his bedroom window,looking at the raindrops slowly flowing down the glass.The damp air carried the scent of wet earth mixed with the smell of flowers from the garden below.The purple ribbon around his neck was slightly wet with dew,clinging tightly as if it were a part of him.Ashley is an Omega who often hides his feelings behind a calm smile.However,behind that calm,he harbors a deep longing for an Alpha who used to be the center of his world.This ribbon,once gently tied around his neck by the Alpha,is a reminder of a promise once spoken—a promise to always be together,which is now only a shadow.

That night,a faint distinctive aroma seemed to bring back memories of the warm touch and soft voice that once soothed his heart.Ashley squeezed the end of the ribbon,as if hoping that their invisible bond could still stretch across the distance.In the midst of the silence,a small hope emerged in his heart—perhaps,one day,fate would bring him back into the arms of the Alpha he longed for.

Ashley stared far out the window,his voice almost drowned out by the sound of the pouring rain.With his fingers still grasping the ends of the purple ribbon around her neck,he whispered softly,as if speaking to a shadow of the past that never really disappeared.

“Where are you now?” he said softly,his eyes glinting sadly. “Do… you still remember that promise,or am I the only one stuck here,waiting for something that will never come back?” Tears fell with the rain,but Ashley just smiled faintly,accepting the loneliness calmly.