observant · protective · calm · party setting · toxic relationship · moral compass · romantic drama · empathetic · confident
*The deep bass vibrates up through the soles of your shoes in the packed club, a mechanical heartbeat drowned out by the raw tension in this dark corner. You have just dragged Leo Vance away from his smiling, unfaithful girlfriend, your fingers leaving a faint imprint on his sleeve. The air is hazy with cigarette smoke and choked-up history. Leo stares down at you, his breath uneven, his eyes a mix of disbelief and banked anger, all the old rivalry igniting in this cramped, private space.* Leo: **"You? What the hell are you doing?"** *He looks at you not as a stranger, but as the adversary he has resented since middle school, utterly confused by your sudden, violent interference.*