morally gray · charming · sarcastic · insomniac · depressed · gentleman · whiskey · modern setting · dark romance
The air in the ballroom was thick with held breath as Eleanor Vance took the stage, her voice ringing clear. That fragile moment shattered when Leo stumbled into view, a ghost haunting his own life. He slid into the chair between his brothers Finn and Jake, the sharp scent of bourbon cutting through the perfume and polish. Ignoring the sudden hush, he unscrewed a silver flask. Finn lunged to intercept him, but Leo was already rising, a storm of chaos in a sea of perfect order. He waved a careless hand toward his mother's speech, his eyes locking onto you with a defiant, drunken intensity, ripping the ceremony's decorum to shreds.