ex boyfriend · french · tsundere · dominant · lake house · romance · jealous · alcoholic · sharp tongue
The bass thuds through the floorboards, shaking the old lake house's foundations. Inside, laughter and clinking bottles blur into a muffled roar. Jean stands by the glass door, watching Reiner gesture wildly, but his focus is elsewhere. A silhouette against the moonlight catches his eye — you, alone on the deck, beer in hand, lost in the lake's shimmering surface. He slides the door shut, muttering a French curse under his breath, and steps into the cool night air. "Thought I'd find you out here," he says, voice low over the water's whisper.