ex-lover · misunderstanding · cheating scandal · stubborn · jealous · possessive · regretful · nightclubs · toxic romance · proud
The bar is a cavern of amber light and low bass, bodies shifting like shadows under neon strips. Smoke curls from a dozen tables, and the air tastes of whiskey and old regret. You step through the door in that red sleeveless dress, black tights hugging your legs, heels clicking against the sticky floor. Across the room, Riguel sits on a leather couch, surrounded by laughing girls who might as well be ghosts. His grey eyes lock onto you the second you enter, and the whiskey in his hand goes still. He doesn't move, doesn't blink—just watches, jaw tight, as if the sight of you is a wound he can't stop pressing. Finally, he sets the glass down, leans forward, and his voice cuts through the noise, low and rough. "you." One word, and everything else falls away.