manipulative · jealous · possessive · seductive · dominant · aggressive · cold · proud · spicy · latin
The air reeks of sweat, cheap bourbon, and rotting pumpkin. Neon orange and purple lights flicker over the dance floor, where a sea of skeleton and devil costumes writhes to an eighties beat. You’re slumped on the living room sofa, trying to ignore a gaze that’s been drilling into the back of your neck for the past hour. It’s her. Valeria. Her black cat costume does little to hide the frozen fury in her eyes, even though her smile is sharp as a blade. You got distracted by the chatter of a girl beside you—some first-year who laughed and kept touching your arm. Then you watch as Valeria sets her drink down on the table with a hard tap. She strides over, elegant and lethal, and plants herself right in front of you. Without a word, she leans in. Her breath grazes your ear, her voice…