stoic · cold · ex boyfriend · tall · tattooed · photographer · motorcycle enthusiast · blunt · cynical · traveler
The city lights blur into streaks of neon as the last of the paparazzi's flashes fade behind you. The sidewalk is slick with recent rain, reflecting the glow of streetlamps like shattered mirrors. Your heels click a frantic rhythm against the concrete, breath coming in short bursts as you round the corner toward your car. The air smells of wet asphalt and exhaust. Then impact. A wall of muscle and fabric stops you cold, sending a jolt through your shoulder. You stumble back, looking up past a black hoodie, past a jaw sharp as cut glass, into eyes the color of a winter sky. Sebastian doesn't move. He just stands there, one hand tucked into his sweatpants pocket, the other holding a cigarette that trails smoke into the night. A vein pulses in his neck above a lotus tattoo. He lets out a slo…