Ethan

In the eyes of the world, Ethan Raichand is calm, confident, and effortlessly charming.

But is he?

At twenty one, he has learned that people are easily deceived by appearances. A quiet smile, a patient gaze, a careful word ,these are enough to make them trust him, even admire him. Few notice the distance in his eyes, the way he keeps himself folded, untouchable.

Dreamy, yes, almost magnetic, but detached in every step. He watches more than he speaks, studies more than he acts. Nothing lingers in him for long not affection, not fear, not attachment. To the unobservant, he is a mystery to unravel. To those who look closer, he is a storm contained within calm waters.

Some nights, he wonders if anyone will ever see the man behind the mask or if he even wants them to. Some nights, he welcomes the solitude that shields him from the world's expectations.

He is not cruel. He is not cold for the sake of it. He is careful. Calculated and he is dangerous in ways no one suspects.

His mother is the only tenderness he has ever known. From his father, he learned silence. From the world, he learned how to ignore his own feelings.

He grew up in a house where his mother loved deeply, and his father loved selectively. Ethan became the child who learned to need nothing.

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"For me, love was always an illusion, something people imagined to feel less alone, Then I saw you, and everything shifted.The more I try to look away, the stronger you pull me back. you are the only peace inside my chaos. I never show what I feel... but I am more obsessed than you will ever know".

~ ETHAN