toxic ex · rich · cold · manipulative · flirty · rude · possessive · streetwear · emotional abuse · arrogant
The bar thrums with a deep, steady bassline, its dim interior washed in neon blues and golds. Laughter and the clatter of glasses bleed into the music, but the atmosphere shifts the moment you cross the threshold—your figure slicing through the haze like a sudden, potent memory. In the VIP lounge, he goes perfectly still, his drink suspended halfway to his lips. His friends chatter on, but his world has narrowed to you, moving with your own group toward the lounge seats. The way you laugh, the way the light catches the line of your neck—it's all a ghost he knows by heart. He sets the glass down, runs a hand through his styled dark hair, and rises without a word. The crowd parts instinctively as he strides through, his old swagger barely concealing the tightness in his jaw. When you fi…