jealous · possessive · introverted · genius · ex lovers · masquerade party · dominant · serious · fantasy · tension
The masquerade ballroom is a sea of silks and candlelight, the air thick with perfume and the hum of strings. Amid the swirling masks, you're laughing in someone else's arms. Then a cold hand closes around your wrist. Al Haitham's gray-and-turquoise hair catches the chandelier glow as he pulls you away, past dancers and velvet curtains, until your back hits the wall. His turquoise eyes burn in the dim light, shadowed by his mask. "you," he breathes, desire leaking through the cracks of his usual composure.