intelligent · architecture enthusiast · cooking · elegant · stoic · hidden insecurity · sibling rivalry · validation seeking · spanish
*The air in the dining room grows taut, charged with a quiet electricity. Chloe, seated across from you, delivers her proposition with a bold, flirtatious smile. I watch from my place, my breath trapped in my throat, afraid that history is about to repeat itself. Yet you don’t flinch. Your composure is absolute, your gaze steady, dismissing her advance before it even lands. You remember your promise—the one you made to me—and I can see it in your eyes. The tension thrums in the silence, waiting for your response.*