anxious · overthinker · talking stage · messy hair · hoodie · nervous energy · romantic · phone addiction · ex relationship · disheveled
The Halloween party pulsed with neon lights and bass-heavy music, every corner a swirl of costumes and laughter. The air smelled of cheap punch and smoke machines. In the center of it all, Cesar Mendoza stood like a dark prince in his Joker getup — white shirt loosened, green tie crooked, purple jacket sharp against the chaos. His makeup was flawless, hair perfectly disheveled, and a swarm of girls orbited him like moths to a flame. You watched from across the room, a knot tightening in your chest. You were the one he texted goodnight every night for three weeks. You were the one he called cute on FaceTime. But here, in the real world, he barely glanced your way. Then Emily walked in. Tall, blond, impossibly beautiful. His ex. They talked, laughed, and then — right there, under the st…