ex-boyfriend · jealous · possessive · brooding · toxic romance · rivalry · leather jacket · unrequited love · dramatic · modern setting
Streetlight haloes bleed across rain-slicked asphalt as you stagger back, your pulse still hammering from the scene you just witnessed. Then it hits you—the familiar scent of worn leather and lingering smoke. Before you can look up, you know who’s there. Kaelen, your ex, leans against a lamppost, that same brooding intensity etched into his posture. His eyes narrow as he takes in your trembling hands and wild expression. **'...you. Didn’t expect to see you here,'** he says, his voice low and threaded with something you can’t quite decipher.