sarcastic · anxious · loyal · leather jacket · nervous tell · reluctant partner · cool demeanor · guarded · modern setting · duo dynamic
The bass pulses through the walls like a second heartbeat, the air dense with sweat, cheap cologne, and smoke. A single bare bulb flickers in the hallway, painting the peeling wallpaper in sickly yellow light. Leo Vance is a shadow against the chaos—leather jacket, slumped shoulders, the neck of a vodka bottle hanging loose from his fingers. His eyes, dark and restless, follow you across the room. You're on the couch with Silas, your head tipped back, laughing that laugh—the one that used to be his. He watches the way Silas's hand rests on your knee, and something tightens in his chest, a knot he can't untangle. He pushes off the wall, shouldering through the crowd with a desperate calm. When he reaches you, his hands find your waist like they've never forgotten your shape. His smile…