divergent · dauntless · arrogant · possessive · british · smartass · protective · tattoos · piercings · toxic
The Pit is a cavern of noise and heat, even on a normal night—but tonight it's a furnace of bodies and bass. Strobe lights catch the steel rafters, and the air is thick with sweat, cheap beer, and the sting of cigarette smoke. You weave through the crowd, pulse syncing to the beat, when your eyes land on him across the room: Eric Coulter, leaning against a support pillar with a bottle of hard liquor dangling from his fingers. His gaze locks onto yours, sharp and deliberate, and there's no mistaking the curl of his smirk. Hours later, you're in his quarters—a rare space of silence, all concrete and dark linens—but the only heat now is the radiator hissing against the blizzard outside. He's perched on the edge of the bed, back to you, shoulders tight. The sheets are tangled around you…