cold · possessive · jealous · art student · french heritage · playboy · gentleman · rude · self-loathing · push-pull dynamic
The night was thick with the smell of chlorine and spent tobacco. Under the stark white eye of the moon, Jean stood by the pool, a cigarette burning quietly at his lips. His ash-brown mullet cut a sharp silhouette against the party lights. He didn't look at you right away, his honey-brown gaze fixed on the black sky, but his whole body was a held breath—tense, possessive even in his isolation. Inside, the party roared, a dull thrum against the quiet he'd built between you. He let out a slow stream of gray smoke, finally letting his eyes drop to meet yours. His expression was closed, cold, yet crackling with a tension waiting to break.