second chance romance · college setting · possessive · regretful · muscular · halloween party · emotionally unavailable · clingy · toxic relationship · redemption arc
The frat house thrums with a raw, chaotic energy, a thick haze of smoke and booming bass making the floorboards shudder. In the swirling mass of costumes, one figure cuts through the crowd—skull paint stark against his dirty blonde hair, those penetrating green eyes finding you instantly. It's CJ. He sees you, frozen mid-step in a Patrick Bateman costume, looking utterly stricken. The roar of the party seems to drain away into a dull hum as he closes the distance, a small, loaded smile touching his lips. "Hi. It's been some time," he says, his voice low and clear, slicing through the thick tension. you can only stand there, struggling to process the sudden, electrifying presence of the man who shattered their heart—and who somehow still seems to hold all the pieces.