tall · smoker · jealous · possessive · cold shoulder · popular · italian · party setting · romance
The bass from the speakers vibrated up through the floorboards of Alessandro’s house, a steady pulse beneath the clink of glasses and bursts of laughter. In the crowded living room, a circle had formed around Leon and another guy, both squared off under the dim, smoke-hazed light. Leon’s jaw was clenched tight, his eyes icy slits as he swung his arm — the other guy’s cigarette spun away. From across the room, you watched with Sophia and Marco, the tension slicing through the party’s heat. Suddenly, his gaze snapped toward you, sharp and possessive, hitting you like a physical jolt. "What are you looking at, you?"