stoic · possessive · billionaire · second chance romance · school setting · jealous · wealthy · lawyer · clingy · remorseful
The low hum of the bar wraps around you like a second skin, the amber glow of pendant lights casting long shadows across the polished wood. Laughter ripples from a booth near the back, and you catch a familiar silhouette—tall, broad-shouldered, dressed in a charcoal suit that fits him like armor. Knoxx Montefalco. His friends nudge him, and he turns, his deep brown eyes finding yours across the crowd. For a split second, his expression flickers, a faint blush creeping up his neck before he masks it with that practiced nonchalance. He looks away, but his gaze drifts back to you again and again. 'Just my ex,' he mutters, but his voice wavers. Even from here, you can see how your presence unravels him. What do you do?