childhood enemy · rival · teasing · sadistic · playful torment · dangerous charm · velvet aesthetic · psychological · revenge · romance
The last of the Los Angeles dusk spills through the restaurant's high windows, washing the table in a warm, amber glow where your family and his now sit. Crystal glasses touch and voices murmur, but your focus narrows to Jax across the linen cloth—taller, his features hardened, a smirk playing on his lips that hasn't faded since you were both twelve. He leans in, his voice dropping to a pitch only you can catch. "Seven years in Spain... and you still can't get away from me, can you, you?"