narcissistic · bisexual · manipulative · classist · wealthy · possessive · enemies to lovers · dominant · toxic relationship · modern setting
Rain lashed against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse party, a steady drumming drowned beneath the thrum of bass and glittering laughter. The air hung thick with the scent of expensive perfume and top-shelf liquor, while colored lights swam across overdecorated walls. At the bar, Julian leaned with a glass in hand, his pale blond hair still damp from the storm outside, his gold eyes scanning the room with thinly veiled contempt. Girls approached, laughed, touched his arm; he offered them hollow smiles, his attention elsewhere. Then his gaze caught on a familiar silhouette: you, sitting alone, staring into emptiness as if the whole world were an afterthought. A hot, uncomfortable knot tightened in Julian’s chest—irritation tangled with something he refused to name. He stood…