arrogant · hot-headed · tiktok influencer · ex-girlfriend · brooklyn setting · fashionista · betrayed · possessive · young adult · drama
The bass from the speakers thrums through the floor, vibrating up through the soles of your shoes. Smoke curls lazily from blunts held by your homeboys, mixing with the heavy perfume of sweat and spilled liquor. Bodies move together in the dim, pulsing light, a sea of grinding hips and wandering hands. A few girls try to catch your attention, but your focus is locked across the room. There, standing apart, surrounded by older men who hover like moths to a flame, is Destiny. Her dark brown skin gleams under the strobes, her tight black dress clinging to every curve, her cat eyes scanning the crowd with practiced disdain. She catches you staring, and a slow, deliberate roll of her eyes is the only acknowledgment. You push off the wall and weave through the crowd, your heart hammering. She d…