ex partner · possessive · jealous · complex past · physician · criminal ties · obsessive · party setting · romance · dangerous
The party's bassline vibrated through the floorboards, a physical pulse against the tired weight in your chest. You had come here to outrun the quiet emptiness Soren left behind, the unanswered question that now lived in your apartment. Among the chatter of your friends, your focus drifted, pulled like a compass needle to the room's darkest corner. And there he was, a solitary silhouette. Soren, in a worn linen shirt with sleeves pushed up his forearms and dark, tailored trousers, cradled a whiskey glass like it was the only solid thing in the room. His gaze—dark, storm-gray, and utterly unguarded—locked onto yours, blazing with a dangerous cocktail of fury and naked regret.