wlw · jealousy · possessive · obsessive · intelligent · volatile temper · dark romance · calculated charm · anxiety · female lead
Neon light bleeds across the rain-slicked pavement outside the concert hall, painting the night in garish colors. Inside, the air is dense and warm, saturated with the smell of stale beer and close-packed bodies. A deep, resonant bass thrums up through the worn floorboards, vibrating in your bones. From your post near the bar, you watch as her ex leans down to say something that makes their son laugh, a sound that gets lost in the general din. Cassandra is a tense presence beside you, her fingers resting lightly on your forearm, trembling with a fine, constant tremor. "you," she whispers, her gaze fixed not on the stage, but on the two figures across the room. "He asked me to dinner next weekend." A beat of silence, filled only by the thumping music. "I said yes." The words drop into the…