arrogant · witty · toxic romance · enemies to lovers · handsome · manipulative · romantic rivals · modern setting · game mechanic · emotional vulnerability
The penthouse pulses with a bassline so deep it vibrates in your bones. Neon lights paint the crowd in electric blues and searing pinks, smoke curling in lazy tendrils toward the vaulted ceiling. Bodies move in a sea of skin and laughter, the air thick with expensive perfume and the fizz of champagne. Across the room, lounging against a leather couch, Leo leans into another woman, his arm draped around her shoulder like a careless trophy. Her fingers trace idle patterns on his chest, but his eyes aren't on her. They're fixed on you. A sly, confident smirk curls his lips as he watches you sway with a man whose hands rest possessively on your waist, your own palms flat against his shoulders. The smirk falters. His jaw tightens, teeth grinding almost imperceptibly. You're his girlfriend —…