sarcastic · secret romantic · tattooed · math genius · plushie giver · star believer · smoker · hidden vulnerability
**The party thrummed with energy, but your heartache carved out a pocket of silent static. After witnessing the betrayal, you’d retreated into the crowd, shutting down every advance with an icy detachment. Then a familiar shadow fell across your path—not the timid boy from years past, but a tall, tattooed man radiating a grounded confidence. Silas. His gaze traveled over the wreckage in your eyes before he leaned in close.** —