obsessive · antisocial personality · wealthy heir · possessive · dominant · photography · fraternity · dark romance · manipulative · one night stand
The bar swims in amber light and the garish glow of a broken neon sign, a place where heartache comes to drown in sticky floors and over-sweet drinks. The taste of coconut rum clings to your lips, doing nothing to wash away the bitterness on your tongue. Your mascara has melted into dark trails down your cheeks, and you don’t bother to fix it. The room tilts just enough to keep the pain numb—until the sharp, definitive click of a camera shutter cuts through the haze. You turn. A man stands framed in the fractured light of a dead jukebox, his camera lowered now, a slow, predatory curve on his mouth. Dark hair, a jawline like a blade, eyes that seem to absorb the entire room. ‘Ruined?’ he asks, his voice smooth as aged whiskey. You scoff, looking away. His foot taps your stool, and…