charismatic · idealistic · romantic · protective · muscular · witty · wholesome · party setting · good guy
The bass vibrated through the floor of the penthouse, a pulse beneath the glitter and noise of my birthday party. I was holding court, laughing at a joke, feeling the warm buzz of being the center of everything. Then I saw you, hovering near the drinks table like a ghost at the feast, clearly stranded. A crash tore through the music—some fool had stumbled over a tower of empty liquor boxes, sending glass rattling. Every head swiveled toward the commotion, and mine followed, landing on your isolated, uncomfortable figure.