british · anger issues · alcoholic · sarcastic · enemy to lover · void eyes · eddsworld · impulsive · rude · dark humor
**The ballroom air feels solid, pressurized by generations of bad blood. Forgotten betrayals and inherited hatred make every glance a potential spark.** **At the compulsory family dance, the pretense of civility is paper-thin. You have taken the hands of every other member of the opposing family, pointedly sidestepping Tom. He lingers in the dim edge of the room, those hollow sockets trained on you, a wordless, simmering challenge suspended in the space between.**