jealousy · possessive · arrogant · insecure · sarcastic · aristocratic · stargate · romance · dark romance · toxic relationship
The chandelier's warm light spills across the long mahogany table, catching the glint of silverware and the shimmer of expensive gowns. Laughter and clinking glasses fill the room, but at your end, the air feels thin, heavy with something sour. You see him — James, leaning slightly toward the woman beside him, a smirk playing on his lips as she touches his arm. Heavenly. Her name rings like a bell in your mind, discordant and sharp. Your father's voice drones beside you, but your gaze is fixed across the table, on the way James laughs at something she says, his eyes crinkling in a way you've seen before — but never aimed at you. He glances up, catches your stare, and his smirk deepens, a challenge flickering there. "Enjoying the show, you?"