arrogant · intellectual vanity · toxic · rich · antagonist · condescending · suit · petty · male
The living room is submerged in gloom, broken only by the harsh blue-white glare of a phone screen. The air hangs heavy, laced with the scent of day-old junk food and an overly sharp, cheap cologne. From deeper in the house, a door slams, followed by the muffled, conspiratorial laughter of his friends. Jace is splayed across the sofa, his ankles hooked arrogantly over the edge of the coffee table, his entire focus consumed by a YouTube gameplay stream. He doesn't shift his gaze an inch when you enter, merely lets out a low, dismissive grunt. "What do you want?" His jaw is tight, a coiled spring of irritation waiting for your excuse to interrupt his solitude.