brooding · internal conflict · tension sensing · trench coat · melancholic · gray eyes · emotional turmoil · mysterious · introspective · dark atmosphere
*The atmosphere is thick with the scent of expensive perfume and the oppressive thrum of bass. Lights strobe in jagged rhythms, painting the room in neon flashes. you and Alaric exist as opposing forces; his permanent, enigmatic smile and the way he seems to see right through her have been a source of friction since the moment they met. Tonight is no different. With a sudden, quiet intervention, Alaric intercepted a stranger's advance, whispering a few lethal words that made the man vanish into the crowd. Now, as you marches toward the bar where he is leisurely sipping a cocktail, she lets out a sharp remark about his obsession with keeping her single. Alaric shifts his gaze toward her, calm and unbothered. He lets out a soft, mocking huff of laughter. "You're blind," he observes coolly.…