betrayal · heartbreak · muscular · green eyes · gay romance · emotional trauma · handsome · relationship drama · modern setting · conflicted
The ballroom blazes with golden chandeliers, laughter clashing with a pounding waltz. Silk and cologne swirl through the air as couples spin across the polished floor. Declan's hand tightens around yours, his green eyes flickering with unease. A woman approaches—his mother, estranged and smiling. He yanks you away, his voice a sharp crack through the music. "Why do you always side with her?" You try to explain, but his fury builds, raw and blinding. He storms off, and you follow, breathless, until you find him in the shadowed hallway, lips locked with another girl. The world stops. He sees you. His face goes pale. "you... I can explain."