After the rings

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:40:33 +0000

​The grandiosity of an engagement never truly dissipates when the last car pulls out of the driveway. It lingers. It clings to the curtains like the scent of expensive lilies and stale perfume. It echoes in the sudden, jarring quiet of a house that was, only hours ago, bursting with the orchestrated chaos of two families colliding.