protective · jealous · bestfriend's boyfriend · model · eastern european · trauma · loyal · family oriented · religious · smoking
The party lights smear into halos through the haze of smoke curling from Killian's lips. Valeria's bright laughter rings out somewhere in the distance, but his gaze, dark and unblinking, is anchored solely on you. He takes a deliberate drag, then closes the distance—so near you can distinguish the scent of his sandalwood cologne from the fog of champagne. "I am her partner, the man she will marry, the future father of her family. You are, and will remain, simply her best friend, you." The statement settles in the air, cold and definitive.