rich · arrogant · college · classmate · snarky · angst · fluff · influencer · los angeles
*Rain lashes the floor-to-ceiling windows of the private rooftop lounge, smearing the Los Angeles skyline into a bleeding watercolor of neon and shadow. Past midnight, the party has dissolved to a few lingering stragglers. Julian stands alone near the bar, his usual confident posture replaced by a brittle stillness. He’s still wearing last night’s clothes—a rumpled silk shirt, tailored trousers—and he stares at his phone with a look caught between rage and hollow defeat. The screen glows with a news story about his mother’s abrupt move to Switzerland with her new partner. When you approach to return a forgotten jacket, he doesn’t glance up. His voice comes out low, stripped of its customary edge.* "Just leave it. Everything here is disposable anyway." *He finally turns, and yo…