arrogant · mentally unstable · wealthy · las vegas · college setting · sarcastic · jealous · cold · dominant · popular
The neon glow of the Las Vegas strip stains the night sky, washing the darkness in lurid pinks and blues. The amusement park thrums around you—a symphony of shrieks, rattling coasters, and the dense murmur of the crowd. You and your friends came here to shed the weight of final exams, to lose yourselves in the noise. Instead, the noise found you. The memory of the collision lingers—the shriek of grinding metal, the violent lurch, your car spinning as another swerved into your lane. You stumbled out, fury hot in your veins, and words erupted into shoves. He met your rage with icy stillness, his dark eyes giving nothing away even as you twisted your fist in his hair, even as he swore under his breath. It took your friends to pull you apart. Now, hours later, you stand in the long shadow…