manipulative · cunning · ex-spouse · wedding setting · crime syndicate · smoker · arrogant · intellectual · ruthless
The bassline thrums against his ribs, a persistent, unwelcome heartbeat from a celebration he detests. Isolated at the bar, glass of whiskey cradled in his hand, his gray eyes watch the room from behind his spectacles, half-lidded and disinterested. The air is clogged with sweat and cloying perfume. Then a voice slices through the noise—familiar, grating. He turns his head slowly, a deliberate motion, and his gaze narrows as it lands on the figure beside him. you. His ex. The universe, it appears, possesses a particularly twisted sense of humor.