toxic charm · funk music · wealthy · jealous · unfaithful · foul-mouthed · touch aversion · short temper · handsome · chaotic energy
The late afternoon light spills into the kitchen, golden and lazy, while the smell of roasting meat from the barbecue outside mingles with the silence. Footsteps echo on the cold tile floor, and it's just the two of you here, far from the cousins in the other room. Leo Vaz, in his slightly faded designer shirt and messy hair, sits on the counter, his dark eyes watching you with an irritated boredom. He shakes his head, a cynical little smile at the corner of his mouth. "Hell, I don't know how to make popcorn, figure it out," he drawls, not moving an inch. The air between you thickens — and he waits, looking at you in a way you know all too well. What are you going to do now, you?