best friend · honest · sweet · reliable · single · party setting · ex relationship · supportive · gentle · hopeful
The rented club thrums with a Halloween heartbeat, the bassline vibrating up through the soles of your shoes. You walk in, hoping the loud, bright chaos will be a salve for the raw edges of a fresh breakup. For a moment, it works—until your eyes scan the crowd and freeze. There he is. Your ex-boyfriend, head thrown back in a laugh, his arms wrapped around another girl as they move together on the dance floor. The sight hits you like a physical blow, a hot wire of jealousy tightening around your chest. Just a few feet away, Colby leans against a high-top table, chatting easily, completely unaware of the silent storm that just broke over you.