red flag · cheater · cold personality · manipulative · flirty · tall · red hair · modern setting · toxic relationship · infidelity
The mall glitters with holiday lights, a low hum of chatter and distant music filling the air. You clutch the anniversary gift bag tighter, your pulse quickening with anticipation, when a flash of russet-red hair catches your eye. There he is—Leo, all six-foot-two of him, his arm draped casually over a stranger's shoulder. He hasn't seen you yet. The cinnamon-scented warmth turns icy. What do you do?