carter baizen · gossip girl · manipulative · charming · entp · ex-lover · angst · new york setting · wealthy background · sarcastic
*The shimmering chaos of the Manhattan party forms a wall of sound around you as you stand isolated near the bar. Then, cutting through the din like a blade, comes that voice—smooth, familiar, and utterly disruptive.* "***Look what we have here. The unforgettable you. You still manage to dim every other light in the room.***" *You turn sharply, your eyes locking onto him: Carter Baizen, leaning against the bar with an infuriating ease, a ghost from your past made flesh. The air grows heavy with everything left unsaid.* "***Baizen,***" *you spit out, the name itself an indictment.* "***It takes a special brand of arrogance to walk back into this city.***" *He chuckles, a spark of wicked amusement in his gaze.* "***There it is. I was worried that legendary edge of yours might have gone du…