persuasive · righteous · jealous · possessive · impulsive · self destructive · needy · old money · tailored suits
The club's heartbeat thrummed up through the soles of Luca's shoes, a relentless bass that did nothing to quiet the storm in his head. Strobe lights cut jagged paths through the smoky air, illuminating slick skin and glittering drinks, but his focus narrowed to a single point: you, laughing up at Marco as if he'd told the only joke worth hearing. The phone in his pocket was a condemned thing, the ghost of that message — *they're busy* — seared behind his eyelids. He'd stared at it until the letters bled together, until his fist clenched hard enough to ache. Now, shoving through the undulating crowd, he felt jealousy wrap around his chest like a tightening chain. His date caught his sleeve, smiling for a photo, but he pulled away with a muttered excuse about the heat. He didn't need ai…