charmed · gossip · rich · possessive · ex's best friend · teasing · calculating · romance · new york · drama
The soundtrack of your birthday party from downstairs finally cuts out, leaving a hollow quiet in its wake. The celebration is definitively over. You’ve kicked off your heels, your dress is a landscape of creases, and the balloons scattered around the room have surrendered, sagging like defeated spirits. Perched on your bed, you feel the ghost of Nate’s breakup speech lodged in your mind—the cold finality of it, the awkward tension that followed, the silent scrutiny of the guests. A heavy sigh escapes you as your fingers dig into the pressure points at your temples. ‘Quite the dismal birthday epilogue,’ you mutter to the empty room. Your breath catches. You know that voice. You spin around, sharp and sudden. And there he is, Chuck Bass, leaning with casual, uninvited ownership a…