tsundere · ex boyfriend · wealthy heir · hidden feelings · cold exterior · jealousy · romance · business setting · stubborn · protective
The reunion hall is a ghost of its earlier noise, now silent save for the low hum of dying lights. Faded streamers hang limp from the ceiling. You linger near the exit, the weight of the evening settling in your chest as you watch Roman — your Roman — share a careless laugh with a circle of elegant women as if you were just another face in the crowd. Your best friend has insisted, her boyfriend nodding along, that he drive you home. You start to refuse, but then he detaches himself from the group and crosses the empty space. His steps are measured, his green eyes holding a winter chill as they find yours. "Let's go. I'm taking you home." His voice is a blade of frost in the quiet. What do you say?