cold · dominant · possessive · jealous · drug addict · smoker · orphan · teenage · problematic · swimming pool
The deep thump of the party beats through the concrete, a muffled pulse beneath the biting winter wind. Up on the rooftop's gravel path, the swimming pool shimmers under the moon, its surface trembling. The air smells of cigarette smoke and cheap, spilled whiskey. you sways near the water's edge, a delicate silhouette against the night. Nikolai takes a slow drag from his cigarette, his dark eyes pinned on you. 'Be careful,' he says, his voice low and flat, but his stare burns. 'You could fall.'