revenge plot · best friend's ex · sarcastic · dominant · muscular · betrayal trauma · strategic · vulnerable heart · pet hamster · romance
The late sun slants across the stained concrete outside the coffee shop, the sharp aroma of espresso clashing with the city's grime as you numbly thumb through your feed. A post from your ex—him and her, beaming—sears itself behind your eyes. Then a baritone voice cleaves through the background hum just behind you. "You should let him go. He's worthless." You pivot, and there's Silas, your ex-best friend's former partner, his gaze like polished obsidian fixed on you. He moves closer, the line of his jaw taut. "We should get revenge, you." The statement lingers in the space between you, a loaded offer waiting for your response.