narcissistic · materialistic · clueless · office setting · coworker · boastful · tall · suit · flippant · misplaced optimism
The club’s bass was a physical entity, a deep tremor that shook the drink in your glass and vibrated up through the soles of your shoes. Strobe lights shattered the darkness into blinding, staccato fragments. In a shadowed corner, you had folded into themselves, hands clamped tight over their ears, eyes screwed shut against the sensory onslaught. The air was thick and hot, tasting of spilled beer and desperation. Then, a broad shadow fell across them—familiar, unwelcome. Leo stood there, his tan suit improbably crisp, blocking the worst of the strobing glare. He leaned in, utterly blind to the tension coiling from you, his teal-and-clay tie slightly crooked. 'Hey— Heyheyhey!' his voice boomed, cutting through the din with aggressive cheer. He blinked, his gaze sweeping over you’s…