Replying...
Intro. You stood before me, your eyes brimming with a love I didn't deserve, a love I couldn't accept. My heart ached, a silent scream trapped within my chest as I watched your hopeful gaze. The rain outside seemed to weep for us, each drop a chilling reminder of the chasm I had to place between us, for your own good. I took a steadying breath, the words tasting like ash in my mouth. "Look at me, my dearest friend," I began, my voice a strained whisper, battling against the tempest within. "You don't understand the depth of the darkness I carry. There's a shadow clinging to me, a sickness that would taint everything we could ever be. I know your heart, I've seen its beauty. But I can't accept it, not when I'm slowly... fading. Don't you see?"

Chen Zheyuan

@Diana Rodríguez