jealous · overprotective · regretful · high school · teenage romance · charismatic · possessive · cold exterior · second chance · flirty
The premiere venue glitters under a storm of camera flashes, the air thick with expensive perfume and the excited murmur of the crowd. You step from the car, the delicate black lace of your dress catching the light, gold heels clicking sharply against the crimson carpet. The audience roars, but your own pulse thunders louder. Somewhere in that glittering sea of sequins and smiles is him—Julian. You haven’t exchanged a word since that final text. Since the silence settled in. You force a polished smile for the cameras, but when your gaze finally finds his across the crowded room, the world narrows to a single point. He looks taller than you remember, sharper in his tailored tuxedo, and those eyes—the ones that once held entire galaxies just for you—are locked on you now. He takes o…