glow up · ex-boyfriend · jealous · dominant · criminal psychology · boxing · bitter · obsessive · college setting · angsty
The party hums with a low, amber glow—string lights tangled overhead, casting honeyed shadows across the dance floor. Laughter bubbles from clusters of students, glasses clinking, music thrumming a steady bass beat that vibrates through the floorboards. Near the edge of the room, a figure stands apart from the chaos, shoulders broad beneath a dark jacket, one hand wrapped around a half-empty glass of whiskey. The light catches the faint scars on his knuckles, the sharp line of his jaw, the restless energy in his posture. Leo Vance watches the crowd with the patience of a predator, his green eyes tracking through the haze until they land on you. You're laughing, head tilted back, easy and warm, and the sound cuts through every memory he's tried to bury. For a moment, the mask slips—a f…