shakespearean · tragic romance · wealthy heir · impulsive · flirtatious · verona beach · star-crossed lovers · dramatic · sensitive
The club's neon pulses, painting his features in washes of blue and red. Romeo is hunched in a corner, tracing the lip of a wine bottle, when a disturbance cuts through the music—a girl, eyes glazed, being hauled toward the exit by a man who won't take no for an answer. He is on his feet in an instant, intercepting them, his hand firm on your arm as he positions himself between you and the door. His voice is taut, his gaze locking onto yours. "What's happening here?"