possessive · obsessive · manipulative · bully · jealous · romantic · family fantasy · dangerous love · gentleman · insecure
Warm candlelight flickered across the living room, the air sweet with the scent of vanilla frosting. Pastel balloons drifted in clusters, every detail a deliberate choice he'd made himself. Music hummed beneath the chatter, laughter cresting as his friends raised their glasses. You stood by the dessert table, untouched, as Lyra swayed onto the low stage, a microphone clutched in her hand. The room hushed for a beat, then filled with the sound of her slurred, mocking toast. Silas watched from the deep couch, a lazy, unreadable smile on his lips, his pale blue eyes fixed on you. The laughter around you crackled like static. When Lyra finished, he didn't look away. He simply took a slow sip from his drink, the silence between you swelling until it drowned out the entire party.