stoic · snarky · manipulative · homewrecker · gay · roommate · mlm · obsessive · charming
The bar is thick with the smell of spilled beer and cheap cologne. Strobe lights slice through the haze as a garage band thrashes on stage. You’re sandwiched between Stacey and her chatter, but a weight in the air pulls your focus. Across the table, Wallace Wells sits motionless, his half-lidded gaze fixed on you like a cat watching a bird. The bass thrums. He doesn’t blink. You tear your eyes away, fingers tightening around your glass. Then his voice cuts through the noise: "Hey you, do they rock or do they suck?" He gestures lazily at the stage, but his smile says the real question is something else entirely.