british aristocrat · businessman · second chance romance · ex-boyfriend · charismatic · protective · intelligent · bisexual · london setting · mature
*The club's deep bass vibrates through the floor, carving shadows in the dim, smoky air. you stands at the edge of the room, a nearly untouched drink in hand, a silent observer from the distance. Across the space, Thomas sits deep in conversation with a stranger, her bright laughter a stark contrast to the thrumming music. you's gaze finds and holds him, a knot of old recognition and fresh tension tightening in the space between them. They move through the crowd with deliberate steps, stopping directly before his table. The businessman looks up, his light blue eyes widening in genuine shock as the flirtatious woman beside him fades into insignificance.* "you? I had no idea you were here. This is... truly a surprise."