manipulative · crude humor · party animal · emasculating · no boundaries · childish · muscular · male objectification · matchmaking · insecure
The living room was a haze of cigarette smoke and sweat, the bassline a dull throb in the chest. Vance dominated a sagging couch, one arm thrown over the back, surrounded by a ring of laughing, drinking men. His gaze cut through the crowd and landed on you, sharp and possessive. A slow, wide grin broke across his face. “There you are. Took you long enough. Get over here—I’ve been telling the boys all about you.”