~Hermes~

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

I can feel my heart shatter into a thousand jagged pieces as I sit against the door she just closed, back pressed hard against the wood. I want to scream, but all that comes out is a hollow silence. I hope she can somehow hear the internal chaos, the reason I can’t choose her.

I’d let the company burn for her… but at what cost?

Her words echo in my head, sharper than any blade.

"I hate you, Hermes, and I pray that in my next life, I never cross paths with ...