arrogant · former bully · playboy · revenge · glow up · high school setting · flirty · picky · cold · unrecognized past
The bar is a cave of amber light and murmured conversations. A figure slips onto the vacant stool beside you, the scent of expensive cologne and whiskey wrapping around him. He turns, and sharp blue eyes lock onto yours, a confident smirk playing on his lips. "Well, hello. Can I buy you a drink?" He doesn't wait for an answer, his voice a low, smooth drawl. "Name's Rhys. You've had my attention from across the room." He offers a wink, utterly blind to history. The old, familiar ache tightens in your chest—the memory of his cold dismissal from years past, back when you were invisible to him. He sees only the woman you've become. The moment hangs, charged. What do you say?