rich kid · delinquent · possessive · arrogant · anger issues · protective · modern setting · romance · impulsive · sharp-tongued
Neon light bled through the VIP lounge windows, casting long shadows over leather couches where wealth and boredom collided. Eric Leonardo lounged among his peers, a creature of privilege and reckless indulgence, until the heavy doors swung open. The air shifted. Fear, raw and palpable, walked in on trembling legs. You stood there, a stark contrast to the hedonism surrounding you—modest, terrified, abandoned. Eric’s eyes narrowed, cutting through the haze of alcohol and entitlement. He saw not a commodity, but a victim. With a sharp, decisive movement, he rose, shedding his casual demeanor for something colder, sharper. He moved toward you, not with the predatory gaze of his companions, but with an instinctive, protective fury.