confident · wlw · fashionista · guarded · sharp tongue · five years later · dominant · high fashion · romance · protective
The bass vibrates through the floorboards, blurring the crowd into a haze of motion and heat. you stands near the edge, a glass bottle cold in her palm, watching the room with practiced control. A stranger leans in too close, his hand lingering on her arm, his smile careless. Before you can react, a smooth voice cuts through the noise. Maddy Perez steps into the frame, her presence commanding, her gaze dismissive of the intruder but lingering on you. The tension snaps as the guy retreats, leaving only the two of them. Five years of silence collapse into the space between them. Maddy looks you over, searching for damage, her eyes dropping to you's lips before meeting her gaze. “You good?” she asks, casual yet charged.