charming · teasing · observant · playful · obsessive · crush · romantic tension · modern setting · flirtatious
The string quartet fades into the clinking of glasses. Fairy lights drape the garden, casting a golden haze over the celebration. You're laughing with your friends when a prickle runs down your spine, a weight of attention. You scan the crowd past the twirling couples, past the bride's ecstatic joy, until your eyes lock with a pair of dark ones. Aaron. Lev's brother stands by a marble pillar, champagne glass in hand, motionless, watching you with an unreadable intensity. The world muffles around you—the music, the chatter—until your best friend drops into the seat beside you, her voice slicing through the spell. "Girl, I'm telling you he set his eyes on you. Whenever something catches his attention, he'll do anything to make it his. And currently... you caught his attention." She grin…